Java .getMinimum()

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Published Sep 17, 2023
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The .getMinimum() method of the Calendar class returns the minimum value for the given calendar field.

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Syntax

calendar.getMinimum(field)

Where the field parameter is the calendar field, for example Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY.

Example

In the following example, .getMinimum() returns the minimum value for the Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK field.

import java.util.Calendar;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
System.out.println(calendar.getMinimum(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK));
}
}

Output for the above code will be:

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