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java.time

public final Enum Month

extends Enum<Month>
implements TemporalAccessor, TemporalAdjuster
Class Inheritance
All Implemented Interfaces
java.time.temporal.TemporalAdjuster, java.time.temporal.TemporalAccessor
Static Imports
java.time.temporal.ChronoField.MONTH_OF_YEAR, .ChronoUnit.MONTHS

A month-of-year, such as 'July'.

Month is an enum representing the 12 months of the year - January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December.

In addition to the textual enum name, each month-of-year has an int value. The int value follows normal usage and the ISO-8601 standard, from 1 (January) to 12 (December). It is recommended that applications use the enum rather than the int value to ensure code clarity.

Do not use ordinal() to obtain the numeric representation of Month. Use getValue() instead.

This enum represents a common concept that is found in many calendar systems. As such, this enum may be used by any calendar system that has the month-of-year concept defined exactly equivalent to the ISO-8601 calendar system.

Implementation Specification

This is an immutable and thread-safe enum.

Since
1.8

Field Summary

Modifier and TypeField and Description
public static final Month
APRIL

The singleton instance for the month of April with 30 days.

public static final Month
AUGUST

The singleton instance for the month of August with 31 days.

public static final Month
DECEMBER

The singleton instance for the month of December with 31 days.

private static final Month[]
ENUMS

Private cache of all the constants.

public static final Month
FEBRUARY

The singleton instance for the month of February with 28 days, or 29 in a leap year.

public static final Month
JANUARY

The singleton instance for the month of January with 31 days.

public static final Month
JULY

The singleton instance for the month of July with 31 days.

public static final Month
JUNE

The singleton instance for the month of June with 30 days.

public static final Month
MARCH

The singleton instance for the month of March with 31 days.

public static final Month
MAY

The singleton instance for the month of May with 31 days.

public static final Month
NOVEMBER

The singleton instance for the month of November with 30 days.

public static final Month
OCTOBER

The singleton instance for the month of October with 31 days.

public static final Month
SEPTEMBER

The singleton instance for the month of September with 30 days.

Constructor Summary

AccessConstructor and Description
private

Method Summary

Modifier and TypeMethod and Description
public Temporal

Returns:

the adjusted object, not null
adjustInto
(Temporal
the target object to be adjusted, not null
temporal
)

Implements java.time.temporal.TemporalAdjuster.adjustInto.

Adjusts the specified temporal object to have this month-of-year.

public int

Returns:

the day of year corresponding to the first day of this month, from 1 to 336
firstDayOfYear
(boolean
true if the length is required for a leap year
leapYear
)

Gets the day-of-year corresponding to the first day of this month.

public Month

Returns:

the first month of the quarter corresponding to this month, not null
firstMonthOfQuarter
()

Gets the month corresponding to the first month of this quarter.

public static Month

Returns:

the month-of-year, not null
from
(TemporalAccessor
the temporal object to convert, not null
temporal
)

Obtains an instance of Month from a temporal object.

public int

Returns:

the value for the field, within the valid range of values
get
(TemporalField
the field to get, not null
field
)

Overrides default java.time.temporal.TemporalAccessor.get.

Gets the value of the specified field from this month-of-year as an int.

public String

Returns:

the text value of the month-of-year, not null
getDisplayName
(TextStyle
the length of the text required, not null
style
,
Locale
the locale to use, not null
locale
)

Gets the textual representation, such as 'Jan' or 'December'.

public long

Returns:

the value for the field
getLong
(TemporalField
the field to get, not null
field
)

Implements java.time.temporal.TemporalAccessor.getLong.

Gets the value of the specified field from this month-of-year as a long.

public int

Returns:

the month-of-year, from 1 (January) to 12 (December)
getValue
()

Gets the month-of-year int value.

public boolean

Returns:

true if the field is supported on this month-of-year, false if not
isSupported
(TemporalField
the field to check, null returns false
field
)

Implements java.time.temporal.TemporalAccessor.isSupported.

Checks if the specified field is supported.

public int

Returns:

the length of this month in days, from 28 to 31
length
(boolean
true if the length is required for a leap year
leapYear
)

Gets the length of this month in days.

public int

Returns:

the maximum length of this month in days, from 29 to 31
maxLength
()

Gets the maximum length of this month in days.

public int

Returns:

the minimum length of this month in days, from 28 to 31
minLength
()

Gets the minimum length of this month in days.

public Month

Returns:

the resulting month, not null
minus
(long
the months to subtract, positive or negative
months
)

Returns the month-of-year that is the specified number of months before this one.

public static Month

Returns:

the month-of-year, not null
of
(int
the month-of-year to represent, from 1 (January) to 12 (December)
month
)

Obtains an instance of Month from an int value.

public Month

Returns:

the resulting month, not null
plus
(long
the months to add, positive or negative
months
)

Returns the month-of-year that is the specified number of months after this one.

public <
the type of the result
R
>
R

Returns:

the query result, null may be returned (defined by the query)
query
(TemporalQuery<R>
the query to invoke, not null
query
)

Overrides default java.time.temporal.TemporalAccessor.query.

Queries this month-of-year using the specified query.

public ValueRange

Returns:

the range of valid values for the field, not null
range
(TemporalField
the field to query the range for, not null
field
)

Overrides default java.time.temporal.TemporalAccessor.range.

Gets the range of valid values for the specified field.

public static Month
public static Month[]
Inherited from java.lang.Enum:
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Field Detail

APRILback to summary
public static final Month APRIL

The singleton instance for the month of April with 30 days. This has the numeric value of 4.

AUGUSTback to summary
public static final Month AUGUST

The singleton instance for the month of August with 31 days. This has the numeric value of 8.

DECEMBERback to summary
public static final Month DECEMBER

The singleton instance for the month of December with 31 days. This has the numeric value of 12.

ENUMSback to summary
private static final Month[] ENUMS

Private cache of all the constants.

FEBRUARYback to summary
public static final Month FEBRUARY

The singleton instance for the month of February with 28 days, or 29 in a leap year. This has the numeric value of 2.

JANUARYback to summary
public static final Month JANUARY

The singleton instance for the month of January with 31 days. This has the numeric value of 1.

JULYback to summary
public static final Month JULY

The singleton instance for the month of July with 31 days. This has the numeric value of 7.

JUNEback to summary
public static final Month JUNE

The singleton instance for the month of June with 30 days. This has the numeric value of 6.

MARCHback to summary
public static final Month MARCH

The singleton instance for the month of March with 31 days. This has the numeric value of 3.

MAYback to summary
public static final Month MAY

The singleton instance for the month of May with 31 days. This has the numeric value of 5.

NOVEMBERback to summary
public static final Month NOVEMBER

The singleton instance for the month of November with 30 days. This has the numeric value of 11.

OCTOBERback to summary
public static final Month OCTOBER

The singleton instance for the month of October with 31 days. This has the numeric value of 10.

SEPTEMBERback to summary
public static final Month SEPTEMBER

The singleton instance for the month of September with 30 days. This has the numeric value of 9.

Constructor Detail

Monthback to summary
private Month()

Method Detail

adjustIntoback to summary
public Temporal adjustInto(Temporal temporal)

Implements java.time.temporal.TemporalAdjuster.adjustInto.

Adjusts the specified temporal object to have this month-of-year.

This returns a temporal object of the same observable type as the input with the month-of-year changed to be the same as this.

The adjustment is equivalent to using Temporal#with(TemporalField, long) passing ChronoField#MONTH_OF_YEAR as the field. If the specified temporal object does not use the ISO calendar system then a DateTimeException is thrown.

In most cases, it is clearer to reverse the calling pattern by using Temporal#with(TemporalAdjuster):

  // these two lines are equivalent, but the second approach is recommended
  temporal = thisMonth.adjustInto(temporal);
  temporal = temporal.with(thisMonth);

For example, given a date in May, the following are output:

  dateInMay.with(JANUARY);    // four months earlier
  dateInMay.with(APRIL);      // one months earlier
  dateInMay.with(MAY);        // same date
  dateInMay.with(JUNE);       // one month later
  dateInMay.with(DECEMBER);   // seven months later

This instance is immutable and unaffected by this method call.

Parameters
temporal:Temporal

the target object to be adjusted, not null

Returns:Temporal

the adjusted object, not null

Annotations
@Override
Exceptions
DateTimeException:
if unable to make the adjustment
ArithmeticException:
if numeric overflow occurs
firstDayOfYearback to summary
public int firstDayOfYear(boolean leapYear)

Gets the day-of-year corresponding to the first day of this month.

This returns the day-of-year that this month begins on, using the leap year flag to determine the length of February.

Parameters
leapYear:boolean

true if the length is required for a leap year

Returns:int

the day of year corresponding to the first day of this month, from 1 to 336

firstMonthOfQuarterback to summary
public Month firstMonthOfQuarter()

Gets the month corresponding to the first month of this quarter.

The year can be divided into four quarters. This method returns the first month of the quarter for the base month. January, February and March return January. April, May and June return April. July, August and September return July. October, November and December return October.

Returns:Month

the first month of the quarter corresponding to this month, not null

fromback to summary
public static Month from(TemporalAccessor temporal)

Obtains an instance of Month from a temporal object.

This obtains a month based on the specified temporal. A TemporalAccessor represents an arbitrary set of date and time information, which this factory converts to an instance of Month.

The conversion extracts the MONTH_OF_YEAR field. The extraction is only permitted if the temporal object has an ISO chronology, or can be converted to a LocalDate.

This method matches the signature of the functional interface TemporalQuery allowing it to be used as a query via method reference, Month::from.

Parameters
temporal:TemporalAccessor

the temporal object to convert, not null

Returns:Month

the month-of-year, not null

Exceptions
DateTimeException:
if unable to convert to a Month
getback to summary
public int get(TemporalField field)

Overrides default java.time.temporal.TemporalAccessor.get.

Gets the value of the specified field from this month-of-year as an int.

This queries this month for the value of the specified field. The returned value will always be within the valid range of values for the field. If it is not possible to return the value, because the field is not supported or for some other reason, an exception is thrown.

If the field is MONTH_OF_YEAR then the value of the month-of-year, from 1 to 12, will be returned. All other ChronoField instances will throw an UnsupportedTemporalTypeException.

If the field is not a ChronoField, then the result of this method is obtained by invoking TemporalField.getFrom(TemporalAccessor) passing this as the argument. Whether the value can be obtained, and what the value represents, is determined by the field.

Parameters
field:TemporalField

the field to get, not null

Returns:int

the value for the field, within the valid range of values

Annotations
@Override
Exceptions
DateTimeException:
if a value for the field cannot be obtained or the value is outside the range of valid values for the field
UnsupportedTemporalTypeException:
if the field is not supported or the range of values exceeds an int
ArithmeticException:
if numeric overflow occurs
getDisplayNameback to summary
public String getDisplayName(TextStyle style, Locale locale)

Gets the textual representation, such as 'Jan' or 'December'.

This returns the textual name used to identify the month-of-year, suitable for presentation to the user. The parameters control the style of the returned text and the locale.

If no textual mapping is found then the numeric value is returned.

Parameters
style:TextStyle

the length of the text required, not null

locale:Locale

the locale to use, not null

Returns:String

the text value of the month-of-year, not null

getLongback to summary
public long getLong(TemporalField field)

Implements java.time.temporal.TemporalAccessor.getLong.

Gets the value of the specified field from this month-of-year as a long.

This queries this month for the value of the specified field. If it is not possible to return the value, because the field is not supported or for some other reason, an exception is thrown.

If the field is MONTH_OF_YEAR then the value of the month-of-year, from 1 to 12, will be returned. All other ChronoField instances will throw an UnsupportedTemporalTypeException.

If the field is not a ChronoField, then the result of this method is obtained by invoking TemporalField.getFrom(TemporalAccessor) passing this as the argument. Whether the value can be obtained, and what the value represents, is determined by the field.

Parameters
field:TemporalField

the field to get, not null

Returns:long

the value for the field

Annotations
@Override
Exceptions
DateTimeException:
if a value for the field cannot be obtained
UnsupportedTemporalTypeException:
if the field is not supported
ArithmeticException:
if numeric overflow occurs
getValueback to summary
public int getValue()

Gets the month-of-year int value.

The values are numbered following the ISO-8601 standard, from 1 (January) to 12 (December).

Returns:int

the month-of-year, from 1 (January) to 12 (December)

isSupportedback to summary
public boolean isSupported(TemporalField field)

Implements java.time.temporal.TemporalAccessor.isSupported.

Checks if the specified field is supported.

This checks if this month-of-year can be queried for the specified field. If false, then calling the range and get methods will throw an exception.

If the field is MONTH_OF_YEAR then this method returns true. All other ChronoField instances will return false.

If the field is not a ChronoField, then the result of this method is obtained by invoking TemporalField.isSupportedBy(TemporalAccessor) passing this as the argument. Whether the field is supported is determined by the field.

Parameters
field:TemporalField

the field to check, null returns false

Returns:boolean

true if the field is supported on this month-of-year, false if not

Annotations
@Override
lengthback to summary
public int length(boolean leapYear)

Gets the length of this month in days.

This takes a flag to determine whether to return the length for a leap year or not.

February has 28 days in a standard year and 29 days in a leap year. April, June, September and November have 30 days. All other months have 31 days.

Parameters
leapYear:boolean

true if the length is required for a leap year

Returns:int

the length of this month in days, from 28 to 31

maxLengthback to summary
public int maxLength()

Gets the maximum length of this month in days.

February has a maximum length of 29 days. April, June, September and November have 30 days. All other months have 31 days.

Returns:int

the maximum length of this month in days, from 29 to 31

minLengthback to summary
public int minLength()

Gets the minimum length of this month in days.

February has a minimum length of 28 days. April, June, September and November have 30 days. All other months have 31 days.

Returns:int

the minimum length of this month in days, from 28 to 31

minusback to summary
public Month minus(long months)

Returns the month-of-year that is the specified number of months before this one.

The calculation rolls around the start of the year from January to December. The specified period may be negative.

This instance is immutable and unaffected by this method call.

Parameters
months:long

the months to subtract, positive or negative

Returns:Month

the resulting month, not null

ofback to summary
public static Month of(int month)

Obtains an instance of Month from an int value.

Month is an enum representing the 12 months of the year. This factory allows the enum to be obtained from the int value. The int value follows the ISO-8601 standard, from 1 (January) to 12 (December).

Parameters
month:int

the month-of-year to represent, from 1 (January) to 12 (December)

Returns:Month

the month-of-year, not null

Exceptions
DateTimeException:
if the month-of-year is invalid
plusback to summary
public Month plus(long months)

Returns the month-of-year that is the specified number of months after this one.

The calculation rolls around the end of the year from December to January. The specified period may be negative.

This instance is immutable and unaffected by this method call.

Parameters
months:long

the months to add, positive or negative

Returns:Month

the resulting month, not null

queryback to summary
public <R> R query(TemporalQuery<R> query)

Overrides default java.time.temporal.TemporalAccessor.query.

Queries this month-of-year using the specified query.

This queries this month-of-year using the specified query strategy object. The TemporalQuery object defines the logic to be used to obtain the result. Read the documentation of the query to understand what the result of this method will be.

The result of this method is obtained by invoking the TemporalQuery#queryFrom(TemporalAccessor) method on the specified query passing this as the argument.

Parameters
<R>
the type of the result
query:TemporalQuery<R>

the query to invoke, not null

Returns:R

the query result, null may be returned (defined by the query)

Annotations
@SuppressWarnings:unchecked
@Override
Exceptions
DateTimeException:
if unable to query (defined by the query)
ArithmeticException:
if numeric overflow occurs (defined by the query)
rangeback to summary
public ValueRange range(TemporalField field)

Overrides default java.time.temporal.TemporalAccessor.range.

Gets the range of valid values for the specified field.

The range object expresses the minimum and maximum valid values for a field. This month is used to enhance the accuracy of the returned range. If it is not possible to return the range, because the field is not supported or for some other reason, an exception is thrown.

If the field is MONTH_OF_YEAR then the range of the month-of-year, from 1 to 12, will be returned. All other ChronoField instances will throw an UnsupportedTemporalTypeException.

If the field is not a ChronoField, then the result of this method is obtained by invoking TemporalField.rangeRefinedBy(TemporalAccessor) passing this as the argument. Whether the range can be obtained is determined by the field.

Parameters
field:TemporalField

the field to query the range for, not null

Returns:ValueRange

the range of valid values for the field, not null

Annotations
@Override
Exceptions
DateTimeException:
if the range for the field cannot be obtained
UnsupportedTemporalTypeException:
if the field is not supported
valueOfback to summary
public static Month valueOf(String name)
valuesback to summary
public static Month[] values()