Java Month Name Get getMonthNames(Locale locale)

Description

Returns a List of month name Strings - suitable for calendar headings.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
locale	a parameter

Return

List of month name Strings

Declaration

public static List<String> getMonthNames(Locale locale) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Apache License 

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Calendar;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Locale;

public class Main {
    /**//from www .  j  av a 2s  .  co m
     * Returns a List of month name Strings - suitable for calendar headings.
     *
     * @param locale
     * @return List of month name Strings
     */
    public static List<String> getMonthNames(Locale locale) {
        Calendar tempCal = Calendar.getInstance(locale);
        tempCal.set(Calendar.MONTH, Calendar.JANUARY);
        SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("MMMM", locale);
        List<String> resultList = new ArrayList<String>();
        for (int i = Calendar.JANUARY; i <= tempCal.getActualMaximum(Calendar.MONTH); i++) {
            resultList.add(dateFormat.format(tempCal.getTime()));
            tempCal.roll(Calendar.MONTH, 1);
        }
        return resultList;
    }
}

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