The getShortMonths() Method of DateFormatSymbols class in Java is used to get the short 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 short name of the months in a string format.
Below programs illustrate the use of getShortMonths() method.
Example 1:
// Java code to demonstrate getShortMonths()  import java.text.DateFormatSymbols;  public class DateFormat_Main {    public static void main(String args[])    {          int i;          // Initializing DateFormatSymbols        String months[]            = new DateFormatSymbols()                  .getShortMonths();          for (i = 0; i < months.length - 1; i++) {              // Displaying the short months            System.out.println(                "Month = " + months[i]);        }    }} |
Output:
Month = Jan Month = Feb Month = Mar Month = Apr Month = May Month = Jun Month = Jul Month = Aug Month = Sep Month = Oct Month = Nov Month = Dec
Example 2:
// Java code to demonstrate getShortMonths()  import java.text.DateFormatSymbols;  public class DateFormat_Main {    public static void main(String args[])    {          int i;          // Initializing DateFormatSymbols        String months[]            = new DateFormatSymbols()                  .getShortMonths();          for (i = 0; i < months.length / 2; i++) {              // Displaying the short months            System.out.println(                "Month " + i + " = " + months[i]);        }    }} |
Output:
Month 0 = Jan Month 1 = Feb Month 2 = Mar Month 3 = Apr Month 4 = May Month 5 = Jun
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/text/DateFormatSymbols.html#getShortMonths–
