Java Calendar getLeastMaximum() Method

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Description

The Java Calendar getLeastMaximum(int field) method returns the lowest maximum value for the given calendar field of this Calendar instance.

Declaration

Following is the declaration for Java.util.Calendar.getLeastMaximum(int field) method

public abstract int getLeastMaximum(int field)

Parameters

field − the given calendar field.

Return Value

Returns lowest maximum value of the given calendar field.

Exception

NA

Getting Least Maximum Year from a Current Dated GregorianCalendar Instance Example

The following example shows the usage of Java Calendar getLeastMaximum() method. We're creating an instance of a GregorianCalendar of current date. Then we're getting least maximum value of Year using getLeastMaximum() method and printing it.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.GregorianCalendar;

public class CalendarDemo {
   public static void main(String[] args) {

      // create a calendar    
      Calendar cal = new GregorianCalendar();

      // print the least maximum for year field
      int result = cal.getLeastMaximum(Calendar.YEAR);
      System.out.println("The least maximum is: " + result);
   }
}

Output

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result −

The least maximum is: 292269054

Getting Least Maximum Month from a Current Dated GregorianCalendar Instance Example

The following example shows the usage of Java Calendar getLeastMaximum() method. We're creating an instance of a GregorianCalendar of current date. Then we're getting least maximum value of Month using getLeastMaximum() method and printing it.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.GregorianCalendar;

public class CalendarDemo {
   public static void main(String[] args) {

      // create a calendar    
      Calendar cal = new GregorianCalendar();

      // print the least maximum for month field
      int result = cal.getLeastMaximum(Calendar.MONTH);
      System.out.println("The least maximum is: " + result);
   }
}

Output

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result −

The least maximum is: 11

Getting Least Maximum Day from a Current Dated GregorianCalendar Instance Example

The following example shows the usage of Java Calendar getLeastMaximum() method. We're creating an instance of a GregorianCalendar of current date. Then we're getting least maximum value of Day using getLeastMaximum() method and printing it.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.GregorianCalendar;

public class CalendarDemo {
   public static void main(String[] args) {

      // create a calendar    
      Calendar cal = new GregorianCalendar();

      // print the least maximum for day field
      int result = cal.getLeastMaximum(Calendar.DATE);
      System.out.println("The least maximum is: " + result);
   }
}

Output

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result −

The least maximum is: 28