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This function returns a text representing a time duration (in milliseconds), i.e. the difference between two date-time values, using the current user's language.


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formatDuration(duration) #Output: Text


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formatDuration(2020-01-31 11:30 - 2020-01-30 00:00)


This example returns:

1 day, 11 hours, 30 minutes

(Given the user language is set to English.)


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formatDuration(60000)


This example returns:

1 minute

(Given the user language is set to English.)


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formatDuration({issue.resolutionDate} - {issue.created})


This example returns the time between the creation and resolution of an issue.




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Parameters used in this function

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duration

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A number representing a duration (in milliseconds) or the calculation of a duration.



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This function returns a

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This function is extremely helpful when you want to automatically calculate the duration in JWT calculated text fields.

If you prefer a more comprehensive representation, please see shortFormatDuration().

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shortFormatDuration()1d 11h 30m
formatDuration() 1 day, 11 hours, 30 minutes




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Short description

Returns a duration in text form.

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