Month getValue() method in Java
The getValue() method is a built-in method of the Month ENUM which is used to get the value of the month-of-year from this Month instance as an integer.
The value returned by this method is in the range of 1-12, representing months from January to December.
Syntax:
public int getValue()
Parameters: This method does not accepts any parameters.
Return Value: This method returns the value of month-of-year from this Month instance as an integer.
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 month-of-year as int System.out.println(month.getValue()); } } |
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 month-of-year as int System.out.println(month.getValue()); } } |
Output:
12
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/time/Month.html#getValue–