java.time.YearMonth.format() Method Example

Description

The java.time.YearMonth.format(DateTimeFormatter formatter) method formats this year using the specified formatter.

Declaration

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

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.time.YearMonth;
import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;

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

      YearMonth date = YearMonth.of(2017,12);
      System.out.println(date);  
      DateTimeFormatter formatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("MM/yy");
      System.out.println(formatter.format(date));  
   }
}

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

2017-12
12/17