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HijrahChronology getCalendarType() method in Java with Example

The getCalendarType() method of java.time.chrono.HijrahChronology class is used to retrieve the type of calendar lies under this hijrah chronological system.
 

Syntax:  

public String getCalendarType()

Parameter: This method does not accept any argument as a parameter.
Return Value: This method returns the type of calendar lies under this hijrah chronological system.
Below are the examples to illustrate the getCalendarType() method:
Example 1:  

Java




// Java program to demonstrate
// getCalendarType() method
 
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.time.*;
import java.time.chrono.*;
 
public class GFG {
    public static void main(String[] argv)
    {
        // creating and initializing
        // HijrahDate Object
        HijrahDate hidate
            = HijrahDate.now();
 
        // getting HijrahChronology
        // used in HijrahDate
        HijrahChronology crono
            = hidate.getChronology();
 
        // getting type of Calendar
        // by using getCalendarType() method
        String era = crono.getCalendarType();
 
        // display the result
        System.out.println("Type of Calendar : "
                           + era);
    }
}


Output

Type of Calendar : islamic-umalqura

Example 2: 

Java




// Java program to demonstrate
// getCalendarType() method
 
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.time.*;
import java.time.chrono.*;
 
public class GFG {
    public static void main(String[] argv)
    {
        // creating and initializing
        // HijrahDate Object
        HijrahDate hidate
            = HijrahDate.now(
                Clock.systemDefaultZone());
 
        // getting HijrahChronology
        // used in HijrahDate
        HijrahChronology crono
            = hidate.getChronology();
 
        // getting type of Calendar
        // by using getCalendarType() method
        String era = crono.getCalendarType();
 
        // display the result
        System.out.println("Type of Calendar : "
                           + era);
    }
}


Output

Type of Calendar : islamic-umalqura

Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/docs/api/java/time/chrono/HijrahChronology.html#getCalendarType– 

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