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LocalDate getMonth() method in Java

The getMonth() method of LocalDate class in Java gets the month-of-year field using the Month enum.

Syntax:

public Month getMonth()

Parameter: This method does not accepts any parameter.

Return Value: The function returns the month of the year.

Below programs illustrate the getMonth() method of LocalDate in Java:
Program 1:




// Program to illustrate the getMonth() method
  
import java.util.*;
import java.time.*;
  
public class GfG {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        // Parses the date
        LocalDate dt = LocalDate.parse("2018-11-27");
  
        // Prints the day number
        System.out.println(dt.getMonth());
    }
}


Output:

NOVEMBER

Program 2:




// Program to illustrate the getMonth() method
  
import java.util.*;
import java.time.*;
  
public class GfG {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        // Parses the date
        LocalDate dt = LocalDate.parse("2018-01-02");
  
        // Prints the day number
        System.out.println(dt.getMonth());
    }
}


Output:

JANUARY

Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/10/docs/api/java/time/LocalDate.html#getMonth()

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