Java.util.Calendar.setFirstDayOfWeek() Method

Description

The java.util.Calendar.setFirstDayOfWeek(int) method sets the first day of the week.

Declaration

Following is the declaration for java.util.Calendar.setFirstDayOfWeek() method

public void setFirstDayOfWeek(int value)

Parameters

• value -- The given first day of the week.

Return Value

This method does not return a value.

Exception

• NA

Example

The following example shows the usage of java.util.calendar.setFirstDayOfWeek() method.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.*;

public class CalendarDemo {

   public static void main(String[] args) {

      // create a calendar
      Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();

      // print current first day of the week
      int day = cal.getFirstDayOfWeek();
      System.out.println("Current first day of the week:" + day);

      // set first day of the week as something else
      cal.setFirstDayOfWeek(Calendar.WEDNESDAY);

      // print altered first day of the week
      day = cal.getFirstDayOfWeek();;
      System.out.println("Altered first day of the week:" + day);
   }
}

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

Current first day of the week:2
Altered first day of the week:4