The range() method of a LocalDate class is used to get the range of valid values for the field passes as a parameter. This method returns ValueRange object which contains the minimum and maximum valid values for a field. When the field is not supported then an exception is thrown. This LocalDate is helpful to enhance the accuracy of the returned range.
Syntax:
public ValueRange range(TemporalField field)
Parameters: This method accepts one single parameter field which is the field to query the range for.
Return value: This method returns ValueRange which is the range of valid values for the field, not null.
Exception: This method throws following Exceptions:
- DateTimeException – if the range for the field cannot be obtained.
- UnsupportedTemporalTypeException – if the field is not supported.
Below programs illustrate the range() method:
Program 1:
// Java program to demonstrate// LocalDate.range() method  import java.time.*;import java.time.temporal.ChronoField;import java.time.temporal.ValueRange;  public class GFG {    public static void main(String[] args)    {          // create a LocalDate object        LocalDate localD            = LocalDate.parse("2018-12-06");          // print LocalDate        System.out.println("LocalDate: "                           + localD);          // get range of Days field        // from LocalDate using range method        ValueRange range            = localD.range(ChronoField.DAY_OF_MONTH);          // print range of DAY_OF_MONTH        System.out.println("Range of DAY_OF_MONTH: "                           + range);    }} |
Output:
LocalDate: 2018-12-06 Range of DAY_OF_MONTH: 1 - 31
Program 2:
// Java program to demonstrate// LocalDate.range() method  import java.time.*;import java.time.temporal.ChronoField;import java.time.temporal.ValueRange;  public class GFG {    public static void main(String[] args)    {          // create a LocalDate object        LocalDate localD            = LocalDate.parse("2018-12-06");          // print LocalDate        System.out.println("LocalDate: "                           + localD);          // get range of DAY_OF_YEAR field        // from LocalDate using range method        ValueRange range            = localD.range(ChronoField.DAY_OF_YEAR);          // print range of DAY_OF_YEAR        System.out.println("Range of DAY_OF_YEAR: "                           + range);    }} |
Output:
LocalDate: 2018-12-06 Range of DAY_OF_YEAR: 1 - 365
