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JapaneseChronology getCalendarType() method in Java with Example

The getCalendarType() method of java.time.chrono.JapaneseChronology class is used to retrieve the type of calendar lies under this Japanese 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 Japanese 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
        // JapaneseDate Object
        JapaneseDate hidate
            = JapaneseDate.now();
 
        // getting JapaneseChronology
        // used in JapaneseDate
        JapaneseChronology 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 : japanese

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
        // JapaneseDate Object
        JapaneseDate hidate
            = JapaneseDate.now(
                Clock.systemDefaultZone());
 
        // getting JapaneseChronology
        // used in JapaneseDate
        JapaneseChronology 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 : japanese

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

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