.getCalendarType()

The .getCalendarType() method is available in the Calendar class in Java. It is used to retrieve the type or format of the calendar represented by the Calendar object. This method returns a string representing the calendar type, such as “gregory”, “japanese”, “buddhist”, etc. This method does not accept any arguments.

Syntax

someCalendar.getCalendarType()

• someCalendar: The given calendar to be addressed.

Example

The following code demonstrates how to use the .getCalendarType() method to obtain and display the type of calendar used by the Calendar instance, which represents the default calendar for the current locale in Java.

import java.util.Calendar;

public class MyClass {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    // Create a Calendar instance representing the default calendar for the current locale
    Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();

    // Get the calendar type and store it in a variable
    String calendarType = calendar.getCalendarType();

    // Display the calendar type
    System.out.println("Type of Calendar is: " + calendarType);
  }
}

This example returns the following output:

Type of Calendar is: gregory