Hi guys, I want to use `delay` in my launch function. I always use `xxxL` value for `delay`. Is ther...

# android

[KotlinLeaner]

Hi guys, I want to use delay in my launch function. I always use xxxL value for delay. Is there any function to convert seconds, minutes & hours . For example
/ For 30 second

delay(30)

// For 1 minute

delay(1)

// For 2 Hour

delay(2)

It's so much confusing to multiple by value. Thanks

[MarinJuricev]

You could possibly use something like this:

delay(TimeUnit.SECONDS.toMillis(2))

TimeUnit exposes other enum values, such as:

MINUTES, HOURS, DAYS, etc….

[gildor]

Delay supports Duration:
https://kotlinlang.org/api/kotlinx.coroutines/kotlinx-coroutines-core/kotlinx.coroutines/delay.html
(See overload which works with Duration, not with long)

[gildor]

https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin.time/-duration/

[gildor]

So you can do
delay(1.minutes)

[KotlinLeaner]

I am trying to use like this

delay(Duration(1.minutes))

and imports are

import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
import kotlin.time.Duration
import kotlin.time.Duration.Companion.minutes

but I am getting

[gildor]

Error on the screenshot is from duration constructor, not from delay

[KotlinLeaner]

ohh nice thanks, It works