java.time.MonthDay.format() Method Example

Description

The java.time.MonthDay.format(DateTimeFormatter formatter) method formats this month-day using the specified formatter.

Declaration

Following is the declaration for java.time.MonthDay.format(DateTimeFormatter formatter) method.

public String format(DateTimeFormatter formatter)

Parameters

formatter − the formatter to use, not null.

Return Value

the formatted date string, not null.

Exceptions

DateTimeException − if an error occurs during printing.

Example

The following example shows the usage of java.time.MonthDay.format(DateTimeFormatter formatter) method.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.time.MonthDay;
import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;

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

      MonthDay date = MonthDay.parse("--12-30");
      System.out.println(date);  
      DateTimeFormatter formatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("--MM-dd");
      System.out.println(formatter.format(date));  
   }
}

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

--12-30
--12-30