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Java Date Time - LocalDate.getEra() Examples

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Class:

java.time.LocalDate

java.lang.Objectjava.lang.Objectjava.time.LocalDatejava.time.LocalDatejava.time.temporal.TemporalTemporaljava.time.temporal.TemporalAdjusterTemporalAdjusterjava.time.chrono.ChronoLocalDateChronoLocalDatejava.io.SerializableSerializableLogicBig

Method:

public Era getEra()


Returns an Era instance corresponding to this local date.

IsoChronology defines two eras, 'CE' from year one onwards and 'BCE' from year zero backwards.

This method is defined in the interface, ChronoLocalDate implemented by this class.


Examples


package com.logicbig.example.localdate;

import java.time.LocalDate;
import java.time.Month;
import java.time.chrono.Era;

public class GetEraExample {

    public static void main (String... args) {
        Era era = LocalDate.of(-1000, Month.APRIL, 20)
                           .getEra();
        System.out.println(era);
        Era era2 = LocalDate.of(1000, Month.APRIL, 20)
                            .getEra();
        System.out.println(era2);

        Era era3 = LocalDate.of(2016, Month.APRIL, 20)
                            .getEra();
        System.out.println(era3);
    }
}

Output

BCE
CE
CE

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