.getMinimum()

The .getMinimum() method of the Calendar class returns the minimum value for the given calendar field.

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:

1