The getShortMonths() Method of DateFormatSymbols class in Java is used to get the short 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 short name of the months in a string format.
Below programs illustrate the use of getShortMonths() method.
Example 1:
// Java code to demonstrate getShortMonths() import java.text.DateFormatSymbols;
public class DateFormat_Main {
public static void main(String args[])
{
int i;
// Initializing DateFormatSymbols
String months[]
= new DateFormatSymbols()
.getShortMonths();
for (i = 0 ; i < months.length - 1 ; i++) {
// Displaying the short months
System.out.println(
"Month = " + months[i]);
}
}
} |
Output:
Month = Jan Month = Feb Month = Mar Month = Apr Month = May Month = Jun Month = Jul Month = Aug Month = Sep Month = Oct Month = Nov Month = Dec
Example 2:
// Java code to demonstrate getShortMonths() import java.text.DateFormatSymbols;
public class DateFormat_Main {
public static void main(String args[])
{
int i;
// Initializing DateFormatSymbols
String months[]
= new DateFormatSymbols()
.getShortMonths();
for (i = 0 ; i < months.length / 2 ; i++) {
// Displaying the short months
System.out.println(
"Month " + i + " = " + months[i]);
}
}
} |
Output:
Month 0 = Jan Month 1 = Feb Month 2 = Mar Month 3 = Apr Month 4 = May Month 5 = Jun
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/text/DateFormatSymbols.html#getShortMonths–