Java Month create from String
import java.time.Month; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { Month month = null;//from w ww . j a v a 2 s. c om try { month = Month.valueOf("MARCH"); System.out.println(month); } catch (IllegalArgumentException exc) { System.out.printf("%s is not a valid month.%n", "MARCH"); throw exc; // Rethrow the exception } } }