The getMonths() Method of DateFormatSymbols class in Java is used to get the name of the months of the calendar in a string format.
Syntax:
public String[] getMonths()
Parameters: The method does not take any parameters.
Return Values: The method returns the name of the months in a string format.
Below programs illustrate the use of getMonths() method.
Example 1:
// Java code to demonstrate getMonths() import java.text.DateFormatSymbols;
public class DateFormat_Main {
public static void main(String args[])
{
int i;
// Initializing DateFormatSymbols
String months[]
= new DateFormatSymbols().getMonths();
for (i = 0 ; i < months.length - 1 ; i++) {
// Displaying the months
System.out.println( "Month = "
+ months[i]);
}
}
} |
Output:
Month = January Month = February Month = March Month = April Month = May Month = June Month = July Month = August Month = September Month = October Month = November Month = December
Example 2:
// Java code to demonstrate getMonths() import java.text.DateFormatSymbols;
public class DateFormat_Main {
public static void main(String args[])
{
int i;
// Initializing DateFormatSymbols
String months[]
= new DateFormatSymbols().getMonths();
for (i = 0 ; i < months.length / 2 ; i++) {
// Displaying the months
System.out.println( "Month " + i
+ " = " + months[i]);
}
}
} |
Output:
Month 0 = January Month 1 = February Month 2 = March Month 3 = April Month 4 = May Month 5 = June
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/text/DateFormatSymbols.html#getMonths–