The setLenient(boolean leniency) method in DateFormat class is used to specify whether the interpretation of the date and time of this DateFormat object is to be lenient or not.
Syntax:
public void setLenient(boolean leniency)
Parameters: The method takes one parameter leniency of the boolean type that refers to the mode of the calendar of the DateFormat object. The boolean value true turns on the leniency mode and false turns off the leniency mode.
Return Value: The method does not return any value.
Below programs illustrate the working of setLenient() Method of Calendar class:
Example 1:
// Java code to illustrate// setLenient() method  import java.text.*;import java.util.*;  public class DateFormat_Demo {    public static void main(String[] args)    {        // Initializing the first formatter        DateFormat DFormat            = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance();        System.out.println("Object: " + DFormat);          // String formatting        String str = DFormat.format(new Date());          // Displaying the string time        System.out.println(str);          System.out.println("Leniency: "                           + DFormat.isLenient());          // Changing the leniency        DFormat.setLenient(false);          // Displaying the modified leniency        System.out.println("New Leniency: "                           + DFormat.isLenient());    }} |
Output:
Object: java.text.SimpleDateFormat@7945516e Mar 28, 2019 6:03:48 PM Leniency: true New Leniency: false
Example 2:
// Java code to illustrate// setLenient() method  import java.text.*;import java.util.*;  public class DateFormat_Demo {    public static void main(String[] args)    {        // Initializing the first formatter        DateFormat DFormat            = DateFormat.getDateInstance();          System.out.println("Object: " + DFormat);          // String formatting        String str = DFormat.format(new Date());          // Displaying the string time        System.out.println(str);          System.out.println("Leniency: "                           + DFormat.isLenient());          // Changing the leniency        DFormat.setLenient(false);          // Displaying the modified leniency        System.out.println("New Leniency: "                           + DFormat.isLenient());    }} |
Output:
Object: java.text.SimpleDateFormat@ce9bf0a5 Mar 28, 2019 Leniency: true New Leniency: false
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/text/DateFormat.html#setLenient(boolean)
