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Period getYears() method in Java with Examples

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The getYears() method of Period in Java is used to get the amount of years of this period with which it is used. Note: 15 months is not equal to 1 years and 3 months. Syntax:

public List getYears()

Parameters: This method does not accepts any parameter. Returns: This method returns the amounts of years in this current period. Below programs illustrate the above method: Program 1

Java




// Java code to show the function getYears()
// to get the number of years in the period
import java.time.Period;
import java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit;
 
public class PeriodDemo {
 
    // Function to get the number of years
    static void getNumberOfDays(int year, int months, int days)
    {
        Period period = Period.of(year, months, days);
        System.out.println(period.getYears());
    }
 
    // Driver Code
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
 
        int year = 12;
        int months = 3;
        int days = 31;
 
        getNumberOfDays(year, months, days);
    }
}


Output:

12

Program 2

Java




// Java code to show the function getYears()
// to get the number of years in the period
import java.time.Period;
import java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit;
 
public class PeriodDemo {
 
    // Function to get the number of years
    static void getNumberOfDays(int year, int months, int days)
    {
        Period period = Period.of(year, months, days);
        System.out.println(period.getYears());
    }
 
    // Driver Code
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
 
        int year = -12;
        int months = 3;
        int days = 31;
 
        getNumberOfDays(year, months, days);
    }
}


Output:

-12

Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/time/Period.html#getYears–



Last Updated : 06 Feb, 2023
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