Java Date Time - Java Calendar.getFirstDayOfWeek()

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Syntax

Calendar.getFirstDayOfWeek() has the following syntax.

public int getFirstDayOfWeek()

Example

In the following code shows how to use Calendar.getFirstDayOfWeek() method.

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import java.util.Calendar;

public class Main {

   public static void main(String[] args) {

      // create a new calendar
      Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();

      // print the first day of the week
      System.out.println("First day is :" + cal.getFirstDayOfWeek());
      int day = cal.getFirstDayOfWeek();
      switch (day) {
         case (1):
            System.out.println("Sunday");
            break;
         case (2):
            System.out.println("Monday");
            break;
         case 3:
            System.out.println("Tuesday");
            break;
         case 4:
            System.out.println("Wednesday");
            break;
         case 5:
            System.out.println("Thrusday");
            break;
         case 6:
            System.out.println("Friday");
            break;
         case 7:
            System.out.println("Saturday");
            break;
      }
   }
}

The code above generates the following result.

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