.getDisplayName()

The .getDisplayName() method of the Calendar class returns the string representation (display name) of the calendar field value in the given style and locale. If no string representation is applicable, null is returned.

Syntax

calendarInstance.getDisplayName(calendarField, calendarStyle, locale)

• calendarInstance: An instance of a calendar.
• calendarField: The first parameter field, specifies the calendar field for which the display name is returned. Possible values for the field parameter include: Calendar.MONTH, Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK, and Calendar.YEAR.
• calendarStyle: The second parameter, style, specifies the style in which the display name should be presented. Possible values for the style parameter include: Calendar.SHORT, and Calendar.LONG. They can return a short and long form of the display name, respectively.
• locale: The third parameter, locale, specifies the locale to display the name. Possible values for the field parameter include: Locale.US, Locale.FRANCE, Locale.GERMANY, etc.

Examples

This code will print the name of the current month in the default locale.

import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Locale;

public class GetDisplayName {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    // Create a Calendar object.
    Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();

    // Get the display name for the month in the current locale.
    String monthName = calendar.getDisplayName(Calendar.MONTH, Calendar.SHORT, Locale.getDefault());

    // Print the month name.
    System.out.println(monthName);
  }
}

The output for the code above:

Oct

Here is another example of how to use the getDisplayName() method with three parameters. The code will print the name of the current month in the French locale.

import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Locale;

public class GetDisplayName {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    // Create a Calendar object.
    Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();

    // Get the display name for the month in the French locale.
    String monthName = calendar.getDisplayName(Calendar.MONTH, Calendar.LONG, Locale.FRENCH);

    // Print the month name.
    System.out.println(monthName);
  }
}

Output for the code above:

octobre