Java GregorianCalendar getGreatestMinimum(int field) Method

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Description

The Java GregorianCalendar getGreatestMinimum(int field) method returns the highest minimum value for the given calendar field of this GregorianCalendar instance. The highest minimum value is defined as the largest value returned by getGreatestMinimum(int) for any possible time value, taking into consideration the current values of the getFirstDayOfWeek, getMinimalDaysInFirstWeek, getGregorianChange and getTimeZone methods.

Declaration

Following is the declaration for java.util.GregorianCalendar.getGreatestMinimum() method

public int getGreatestMinimum(int field)

Parameters

field − the calendar field

Return Value

This method returns the highest minimum value for the given calendar field.

Exception

NA

Getting Greatest Minimum Year from a Current Dated GregorianCalendar Instance Example

The following example shows the usage of Java GregorianCalendar getGreatestMinimum() method. We're creating a GregorianCalendar instance of current date. We're printing the minimum possible value of Year.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.GregorianCalendar;

public class GregorianCalendarDemo {
   public static void main(String[] args) {

      // create a new calendar
      GregorianCalendar cal = (GregorianCalendar) GregorianCalendar.getInstance();

      // print the current date and time
      System.out.println("" + cal.getTime());

      // get actual minimum for YEAR
      System.out.println("Greatest Minimum:" + cal.getGreatestMinimum(GregorianCalendar.YEAR));
   }
}

Output

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result −

Sat Nov 19 13:34:13 IST 2022
Greatest Minimum:1

Getting Greatest Minimum Month from a Current Dated GregorianCalendar Instance Example

The following example shows the usage of Java GregorianCalendar getGreatestMinimum() method. We're creating a GregorianCalendar instance of current date. We're printing the minimum possible value of Month.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.GregorianCalendar;

public class GregorianCalendarDemo {
   public static void main(String[] args) {

      // create a new calendar
      GregorianCalendar cal = (GregorianCalendar) GregorianCalendar.getInstance();

      // print the current date and time
      System.out.println("" + cal.getTime());

      // get actual minimum for Month
      System.out.println("Greatest Minimum:" + cal.getGreatestMinimum(GregorianCalendar.MONTH));
   }
}

Output

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result −

Sat Nov 19 13:33:52 IST 2022
Greatest Minimum:0

Getting Greatest Minimum Day from a Current Dated GregorianCalendar Instance Example

The following example shows the usage of Java GregorianCalendar getGreatestMinimum() method. We're creating a GregorianCalendar instance of current date. We're printing the minimum possible value of day.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.GregorianCalendar;

public class GregorianCalendarDemo {
   public static void main(String[] args) {

      // create a new calendar
      GregorianCalendar cal = (GregorianCalendar) GregorianCalendar.getInstance();

      // print the current date and time
      System.out.println("" + cal.getTime());

      // get actual minimum for Day
      System.out.println("Greatest Minimum:" + cal.getGreatestMinimum(GregorianCalendar.DATE));
   }
}

Output

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result −

Sat Nov 19 13:33:22 IST 2022
Greatest Minimum:1