Java Calendar getMinimum() Method

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Description

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

Declaration

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

public abstract int getMinimum(int field)

Parameters

field − the calendar field.

Return Value

The method returns the minimum value for the field entered.

Exception

NA

Getting Minimum Year from a Current Dated GregorianCalendar Instance Example

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

Output

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

The minimum is: 1

Getting Minimum Month from a Current Dated GregorianCalendar Instance Example

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

Output

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

The minimum is: 0

Getting Minimum Day from a Current Dated GregorianCalendar Instance Example

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

Output

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

The minimum is: 1