Java Calendar getMaximum() Method

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Description

The Java Calendar getMaximum() method returns the maximum value for the given calendar field.

Declaration

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

public abstract int getMaximum(int field)

Parameters

field − the calendar field.

Return Value

The method returns the maximum value for the calendar field entered.

Exception

NA

Getting Maximum Year from a Current Dated GregorianCalendar Instance Example

The following example shows the usage of Java Calendar getMaximum() method. We're creating an instance of a GregorianCalendar of current date. Then we're getting maximum value of Year using getMaximum() 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 maximum for year field
      int result = cal.getMaximum(Calendar.YEAR);
      System.out.println("The maximum is: " + result);
   }
}

Output

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

The maximum is: 292278994

Getting Maximum Month from a Current Dated GregorianCalendar Instance Example

The following example shows the usage of Java Calendar getMaximum() method. We're creating an instance of a GregorianCalendar of current date. Then we're getting maximum value of Month using getMaximum() 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 maximum for month field
      int result = cal.getMaximum(Calendar.MONTH);
      System.out.println("The maximum is: " + result);
   }
}

Output

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

The maximum is: 11

Getting Maximum Day from a Current Dated GregorianCalendar Instance Example

The following example shows the usage of Java Calendar getMaximum() method. We're creating an instance of a GregorianCalendar of current date. Then we're getting maximum value of Day using getMaximum() 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 maximum for day field
      int result = cal.getMaximum(Calendar.DATE);
      System.out.println("The maximum is: " + result);
   }
}

Output

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

The maximum is: 31