The getLong() method is a built-in method of the Month ENUM which is used to get the value of the specified temporal field from this month instance as a long.
Syntax:
public long getLong(TemporalField field)
Parameters: This method accepts a single parameter field whose long representation will be returned from this month instance.
Return Value: This method returns the value for the specified field as a long.
Below programs illustrate the above method:
Program 1:
import java.time.*;
import java.time.Month;
import java.time.temporal.ChronoField;
class monthEnum {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
// Create a month instance
Month month = Month.MARCH;
// Get the value of field
System.out.println(month.getLong(ChronoField.MONTH_OF_YEAR));
}
} |
Output:
3
Program 2:
import java.time.*;
import java.time.Month;
import java.time.temporal.ChronoField;
class monthEnum {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
// Create a month instance
Month month = Month.DECEMBER;
// Get the value of field
System.out.println(month.getLong(ChronoField.MONTH_OF_YEAR));
}
} |
Output:
12