Java GregorianCalendar getActualMinimum() Method

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Description

The Java GregorianCalendar getActualMinimum(int field) method returns the minimum value that this calendar field could have, taking into consideration the given time value and the current values of the getFirstDayOfWeek, getMinimalDaysInFirstWeek, getGregorianChange and getTimeZone methods.

Declaration

Following is the declaration for java.util.GregorianCalendar.getActualMinimum() method

public int getActualMinimum(int field)

Parameters

field − the calendar field

Return Value

This method returns the minimum of the given field for the time value of this GregorianCalendar

Exception

NA

Getting Actual Minimum Year from a Current Dated GregorianCalendar Instance Example

The following example shows the usage of Java GregorianCalendar getActualMinimum() method. We're creating a GregorianCalendar instance of current date. We're printing the minimum possible value of Year.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.GregorianCalendar;

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

      // create a new calendar
      GregorianCalendar cal = (GregorianCalendar) GregorianCalendar.getInstance();

      // print the current date and time
      System.out.println("" + cal.getTime());

      // get actual minimum for YEAR
      System.out.println("Actual Minimum:" + cal.getActualMinimum(GregorianCalendar.YEAR));
   }
}

Output

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

Fri Nov 18 10:43:41 IST 2022
Actual Maximum:1

Getting Actual Minimum Month from a Current Dated GregorianCalendar Instance Example

The following example shows the usage of Java GregorianCalendar getActualMinimum() method. We're creating a GregorianCalendar instance of current date. We're printing the minimum possible value of Month.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.GregorianCalendar;

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

      // create a new calendar
      GregorianCalendar cal = (GregorianCalendar) GregorianCalendar.getInstance();

      // print the current date and time
      System.out.println("" + cal.getTime());

      // get actual minimum for Month
      System.out.println("Actual Minimum:" + cal.getActualMinimum(GregorianCalendar.MONTH));
   }
}

Output

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

Fri Nov 18 10:44:21 IST 2022
Actual Minimum:0

Getting Actual Minimum Day from a Current Dated GregorianCalendar Instance Example

The following example shows the usage of Java GregorianCalendar getActualMinimum() method. We're creating a GregorianCalendar instance of current date. We're printing the minimum possible value of day.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.GregorianCalendar;

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

      // create a new calendar
      GregorianCalendar cal = (GregorianCalendar) GregorianCalendar.getInstance();

      // print the current date and time
      System.out.println("" + cal.getTime());

      // get actual minimum for Day
      System.out.println("Actual Minimum:" + cal.getActualMinimum(GregorianCalendar.DATE));
   }
}

Output

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

Fri Nov 18 10:41:11 IST 2022
Actual Minimum:1