LocalDate getMonthValue() method in Java with Examples

The getMonthValue() method of LocalDate class in Java gets the month-of-year field from 1 to 12.

Syntax:

public int getMonthValue()

Parameter: This method does not accepts any parameter.

Return Value: The function returns the month of the year from 1-12 in numbers.

Below programs illustrate the getMonthValue() method of LocalDate in Java:
Program 1:

// Program to illustrate the getMonthValue() method

import java.util.*;
import java.time.*;

public class GfG {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        // Parses the date
        LocalDate dt = LocalDate.parse("2018-11-27");

        // Prints the day number
        System.out.println(dt.getMonthValue());
    }
}

Output:

11

Program 2:

// Program to illustrate the getMonthValue() method

import java.util.*;
import java.time.*;

public class GfG {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        // Parses the date
        LocalDate dt = LocalDate.parse("2018-01-02");

        // Prints the day number
        System.out.println(dt.getMonthValue());
    }
}

Output:

1

Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/10/docs/api/java/time/LocalDate.html#getMonthValue()