JapaneseDate getChronology() method in Java with Example

The getChronology() method of java.time.chrono.JapaneseDate class is used to retrieve the chronology of this japanese date under which this date lies.

Syntax:

public JapaneseChronology getChronology()

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

Below are the examples to illustrate the getChronology() method:

Example 1:

Java

// Java program to demonstrate
// getChronology() 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
            // JapaneseDate Object
            JapaneseDate hidate = JapaneseDate.now();

            // getting chronology of this date
            // by using getChronology() method
            JapaneseChronology crono
                = hidate.getChronology();

            // display the result
            System.out.println("JapaneseChronology: "
                               + crono);
        }
        catch (DateTimeException e) {
            System.out.println("passed parameter can"
                               + " not form a date");
            System.out.println("Exception thrown: " + e);
        }
    }
}

Output

JapaneseChronology: Japanese

Example 2:

Java

// Java program to demonstrate
// getChronology() 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
      // JapaneseDate Object
      JapaneseDate hidate
        = JapaneseDate.of(2008, 04, 24);

      // getting chronology of this date
      // by using getChronology() method
      JapaneseChronology crono
        = hidate.getChronology();

      // display the result
      System.out.println(
        "JapaneseChronology: "
        + crono);
    } catch (DateTimeException e) {
      System.out.println(
        "passed parameter can"
        + " not form a date");
      System.out.println(
        "Exception thrown: " + e);
    }
  }
}

Output

JapaneseChronology: Japanese

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