Java Month Convert monthNumber(String s)

Description

returns 1,2,...,12 for the English month name.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
s	the three-letter month name, jan,feb,...,nov,dec

Exception

Parameter	Description
ParseException	if the name isn't recognized

Return

1,2,...,11,12 for the English month name

Declaration

public static int monthNumber(String s) throws ParseException 

Method Source Code

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import java.text.ParseException;

public class Main {
    private final static String[] mons = { "jan", "feb", "mar", "apr", "may", "jun", "jul", "aug", "sep", "oct",
            "nov", "dec" };

    /**
     * returns 1,2,...,12 for the English month name.  (Sorry, rest of world...)
     *
     * @param s the three-letter month name, jan,feb,...,nov,dec
     * @return 1,2,...,11,12 for the English month name
     * @throws ParseException if the name isn't recognized
     */
    public static int monthNumber(String s) throws ParseException {
        if (s.length() < 3)
            throw new ParseException("need at least three letters", 0);
        s = s.substring(0, 3);
        for (int i = 0; i < 12; i++) {
            if (s.equalsIgnoreCase(mons[i]))
                return i + 1;
        }
        throw new ParseException("Unable to parse month", 0);
    }
}

Related

1. month2String(Date date)
2. monthAgo()
3. monthConvertToNumber(String str)
4. monthformMatDate(Date date)
5. monthIndexAsString(Integer index, Integer offset)
6. monthOfDate(Date s)
7. monthsBetween(String from, String to)
8. monthStringToInt(String month)
9. nextMonth()