HijrahChronology date() method in Java with Example : Set – 1

The date() method of java.time.chrono.HijrahChronology class is used get the local date according to Hijrah calendar system for the given year, month and day.
Syntax:
public HijrahDate date(int prolepticYear,
int month,
int day)
Parameter: This method takes the following arguments as parameter.
- prolepticYear: integer proleptic year for the year field of HijrahDate
- month: integer month for the month field of HijrahDate
- day: integer day for the day field of HijrahDate
Return Value: This method returns the local date according to Hijrah calendar system for the given year, month and day.
Exception: This method throws DateTimeException if the given field of day, month and year are unable to form a structured date.
Below are the examples to illustrate the date() method:
Example 1:
Java
// Java program to demonstrate// date() methodimport java.util.*;import java.io.*;import java.time.*;import java.time.chrono.*;public class GFG { public static void main(String[] argv) { try { // creating and initializing HijrahDate Object HijrahDate hidate = HijrahDate.now(); // getting HijrahChronology used in HijrahDate HijrahChronology crono = hidate.getChronology(); // getting HijrahDate for the // given date, month and year field // by using date() method HijrahDate date = crono.date(1440, 05, 24); // display the result System.out.println("HijrahDate is: " + date); } catch (DateTimeException e) { System.out.println("passed parameter can " + "not form a date"); System.out.println("Exception thrown: " + e); } }} |
Output:
HijrahDate is: Hijrah-umalqura AH 1440-05-24
Example 2:
Java
// Java program to demonstrate// date() methodimport java.util.*;import java.io.*;import java.time.*;import java.time.chrono.*;public class GFG { public static void main(String[] argv) { try { // creating and initializing HijrahDate Object HijrahDate hidate = HijrahDate.now(); // getting HijrahChronology used in HijrahDate HijrahChronology crono = hidate.getChronology(); // getting HijrahDate for the // given date, month and year field // by using date() method HijrahDate date = crono.date(2019, 05, 24); // display the result System.out.println("HijrahDate is: " + date); } catch (DateTimeException e) { System.out.println("Exception thrown: " + e); } }} |
Output:
Exception thrown: java.time.DateTimeException: Invalid Hijrah date, year: 2019, month: 5
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/docs/api/java/time/DateTimeException.html



