Get the month from a calendar to a string. - Android java.util

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Description

Get the month from a calendar to a string.

Demo Code


//package com.java2s;

import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.GregorianCalendar;

public class Main {
    /**//from   w ww.ja v  a 2 s.  c om
     * Get the month from a calendar to a string.
     * @param calendar The Calendar to convert.
     * @return The formatted month.
     */
    public static String convertToMonthString(GregorianCalendar calendar) {
        // SimpleDateFormat should work here, but it throws an exception. I'm not sure why...
        // It's probably because SimpleDateFormat is expecting a Date object rather than a 
        // GregorianCalendar object.

        // Get the value for the month.
        int monthValue = calendar.get(Calendar.MONTH);

        switch (monthValue) {
        case Calendar.JANUARY:
            return "January";
        case Calendar.FEBRUARY:
            return "February";
        case Calendar.MARCH:
            return "March";
        case Calendar.APRIL:
            return "April";
        case Calendar.MAY:
            return "May";
        case Calendar.JUNE:
            return "June";
        case Calendar.JULY:
            return "July";
        case Calendar.AUGUST:
            return "August";
        case Calendar.SEPTEMBER:
            return "September";
        case Calendar.OCTOBER:
            return "October";
        case Calendar.NOVEMBER:
            return "November";
        case Calendar.DECEMBER:
            return "December";
        default:
            return "Invalid Month";
        }
    }
}

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