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java.time.Duration.parse examples are incorrect.

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      A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
      The negative amount examples sited are not valid, and do not parse.

          "P-6H3M" -- parses as "-6 hours and +3 minutes"
          "-P6H3M" -- parses as "-6 hours and -3 minutes"
          "-P-6H+3M" -- parses as "+6 hours and -3 minutes"

      They're missing the 'T' part. And should be:

          "PT-6H3M" -- parses as "-6 hours and +3 minutes"
          "-PT6H3M" -- parses as "-6 hours and -3 minutes"
          "-PT-6H+3M" -- parses as "+6 hours and -3 minutes"

      EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
      EXPECTED -

          "PT-6H3M" -- parses as "-6 hours and +3 minutes"
          "-PT6H3M" -- parses as "-6 hours and -3 minutes"
          "-PT-6H+3M" -- parses as "+6 hours and -3 minutes"
      ACTUAL -

          "P-6H3M" -- parses as "-6 hours and +3 minutes"
          "-P6H3M" -- parses as "-6 hours and -3 minutes"
          "-P-6H+3M" -- parses as "+6 hours and -3 minutes"

      URL OF FAULTY DOCUMENTATION :
      https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/time/Duration.html#parse-java.lang.CharSequence-

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