java.time.Month.valueOf() Method Example

Description

The java.time.Month.valueOf(String name) method returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.

Declaration

Following is the declaration for java.time.Month.valueOf(String name) method.

public static Month valueOf(String name)

Parameters

name − the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Return Value

the enum constant with the specified name.

Exceptions

• IllegalArgumentException − if this enum type has no constant with the specified name.

• NullPointerException − if the argument is null.

Example

The following example shows the usage of java.time.Month.valueOf(String name) method.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.time.Month;

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

      Month month = Month.valueOf("MARCH");
      System.out.println(month);
   }
}

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

MARCH