The format() method of YearMonth class in Java is used to format this YearMonth instance according to a specified DateTimeFormatter for year-month passed as parameter to this method.
Syntax:
public String format(DateTimeFormatter formatter)
Parameter: This method accepts a single parameter formatter which is the DateTimeFormatter according to which this YearMonth instance will be formatted.
Return Value: It returns the value of this YearMonth as a string after formatting it according to the specified formatter.
Below programs illustrate the format() method of YearMonth in Java:
Program 1:
Java
// Program to illustrate the format() methodimport java.util.*;import java.time.*;import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;public class GfG { public static void main(String[] args) { // Create a YearMonth object YearMonth thisYearMonth = YearMonth.of(2017, 8); // Create a DateTimeFormatter string DateTimeFormatter formatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yy/MM"); // Format this year-month System.out.println(thisYearMonth.format(formatter)); }} |
Output:
17/08
Program 2:
Java
// Program to illustrate the format() methodimport java.util.*;import java.time.*;import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;public class GfG { public static void main(String[] args) { // Create a YearMonth object YearMonth thisYearMonth = YearMonth.of(2018, 5); // Create a DateTimeFormatter string DateTimeFormatter formatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("MM/yy"); // Format this year-month System.out.println(thisYearMonth.format(formatter)); }} |
Output:
05/18
