Period ofYears() method in Java with Examples
Last Updated :
05 Jun, 2020
The ofYears(int numberOfYears) method of Period class is used to get a period from the given number of years as parameter. The obtained period will represent the number of years. The unit month and days shall remain 0.
Syntax:
public static Period ofYears(int numberOfYears)
Parameters: This method accepts a single parameter numberOfYears of Integer type which represent the number of Years. It can be both negative and positive.
Return value: This method must return a Period, representing the number of Years.
Exception: This method does not throw any exception.
Below programs illustrate the ofYears() method of Period in Java:
Program 1:
import java.time.*;
import java.time.temporal.*;
public class GFG {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Period period
= Period.ofYears( 5 );
System.out.println( "Years: "
+ period.getYears());
System.out.println( "Months: "
+ period.getMonths());
System.out.println( "Days: "
+ period.getDays());
}
}
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Output:
Years: 5
Months: 0
Days: 0
Program 2:
import java.time.*;
import java.time.temporal.*;
public class GFG {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
int numberOfYears = - 10 ;
Period period
= Period.ofYears(numberOfYears);
System.out.println( "Years: "
+ period.getYears());
System.out.println( "Months: "
+ period.getMonths());
System.out.println( "Days: "
+ period.getDays());
}
}
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Output:
Years: -10
Months: 0
Days: 0
References:
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/10/docs/api/java/time/Period.html#ofYears(int)
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