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ChronoUnit isDateBased() method in Java with Examples

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The isDateBased() method of ChronoUnit enum is used to check if this ChronoUnit is a date unit. All ChronoUnits from days to eras are date-based.

Syntax:

public boolean isDateBased()

Parameters: This method accepts nothing.

Return value: This method returns true if a date unit, false if a time unit.

Below programs illustrate the ChronoUnit.isDateBased() method:
Program 1:




// Java program to demonstrate
// ChronoUnit.isDateBased() method
  
import java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit;
  
public class GFG {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
  
        // get ChronoUnit
        ChronoUnit chronoUnit
            = ChronoUnit.valueOf("DECADES");
  
        // apply isDateBased()
        boolean isDateBasedAttribute
            = chronoUnit.isDateBased();
  
        // print
        System.out.println(
            "DECADES"
            + " is Date based attribute:"
            + isDateBasedAttribute);
    }
}


Output:

DECADES is Date based attribute:true

Program 2:




// Java program to demonstrate
// ChronoUnit.isDateBased() method
  
import java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit;
  
public class GFG {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
  
        // get ChronoUnit
        ChronoUnit chronoUnit
            = ChronoUnit.valueOf("MINUTES");
  
        // apply isDateBased()
        boolean isDateBasedAttribute
            = chronoUnit.isDateBased();
  
        // print
        System.out.println(
            "MINUTES"
            + " is Date based attribute:"
            + isDateBasedAttribute);
    }
}


Output:

MINUTES is Date based attribute:false

References: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/10/docs/api/java/time/temporal/ChronoUnit.html#isDateBased()



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