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HijrahDate getEra() method in Java with Example

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The getEra() method of java.time.chrono.HijrahDate class is used to retrieve the era related to this hijrah date.
Syntax: 

public HijrahEra getEra()

Parameter: This method does not accept any parameter.
Return Value: This method returns the era of this hijrah date.
 

Below are the examples to illustrate the getEra() method:
Example 1: 

Java




// Java program to demonstrate
// getEra() method
 
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.time.*;
import java.time.chrono.*;
 
public class GFG {
    public static void main(String[] argv)
    {
        try {
            // creating and initializing
            // HijrahDate Object
            HijrahDate hidate = HijrahDate.now();
 
            // getting chronology of this date
            // by using getEra() method
            HijrahEra crono = hidate.getEra();
 
            // display the result
            System.out.println("HijrahEra: "
                               + crono);
        }
        catch (DateTimeException e) {
            System.out.println("passed parameter can"
                               + " not form a date");
            System.out.println("Exception thrown: "
                               + e);
        }
    }
}


Output

HijrahEra: AH

Example 2: 

Java




// Java program to demonstrate
// getEra() method
 
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.time.*;
import java.time.chrono.*;
 
public class GFG {
  public static void main(String[] argv) {
    try {
      // creating and initializing
      // HijrahDate Object
      HijrahDate hidate
        = HijrahDate.of(1444, 04, 24);
 
      // getting chronology of this date
      // by using getEra() method
      HijrahEra crono = hidate.getEra();
 
      // display the result
      System.out.println("HijrahEra : "
                         + crono);
    } catch (DateTimeException e) {
      System.out.println("passed parameter can"
                         + " not form a date");
      System.out.println("Exception thrown: " + e);
    }
  }
}


Output

HijrahEra : AH

Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/docs/api/java/time/chrono/HijrahDate.html#getEra– 



Last Updated : 23 Jan, 2023
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