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DateFormatSymbols getMonths() Method in Java with Examples

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The getMonths() Method of DateFormatSymbols class in Java is used to get the name of the months of the calendar in a string format. Syntax:
public String[] getMonths()
Parameters: The method does not take any parameters. Return Values: The method returns the name of the months in a string format. Below programs illustrate the use of getMonths() method. Example 1: Java
// Java code to demonstrate getMonths()

import java.text.DateFormatSymbols;

public class DateFormat_Main {
    public static void main(String args[])
    {
        int i;

        // Initializing DateFormatSymbols
        String months[]
            = new DateFormatSymbols().getMonths();

        for (i = 0; i < months.length - 1; i++) {

            // Displaying the months
            System.out.println("Month = "
                               + months[i]);
        }
    }
}
Output:
Month = January
Month = February
Month = March
Month = April
Month = May
Month = June
Month = July
Month = August
Month = September
Month = October
Month = November
Month = December
Example 2: Java
// Java code to demonstrate getMonths()

import java.text.DateFormatSymbols;

public class DateFormat_Main {
    public static void main(String args[])
    {

        int i;

        // Initializing DateFormatSymbols
        String months[]
            = new DateFormatSymbols().getMonths();

        for (i = 0; i < months.length / 2; i++) {

            // Displaying the months
            System.out.println("Month " + i
                               + " = " + months[i]);
        }
    }
}
Output:
Month 0 = January
Month 1 = February
Month 2 = March
Month 3 = April
Month 4 = May
Month 5 = June
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/text/DateFormatSymbols.html#getMonths--

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