Java GregorianCalendar getMaximum() Method

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Description

The Java GregorianCalendar getMaximum(int field) method returns the maximum value for the given calendar field of this GregorianCalendar instance. The maximum value is defined as the largest value returned by the get method 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.getMaximum() method

public int getMaximum(int field)

Parameters

field − the calendar field

Return Value

This method returns the maximum value for the given calendar field.

Exception

NA

Getting Maximum Year from a Current Dated GregorianCalendar Instance Example

The following example shows the usage of Java GregorianCalendar getMaximum() method. We're creating a GregorianCalendar instance of current date. We're printing the maximum 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 maximum for YEAR
      System.out.println("Maximum:" + cal.getMaximum(GregorianCalendar.YEAR));
   }
}

Output

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

Sat Nov 19 13:45:06 IST 2022
Maximum:292278994

Getting Maximum Month from a Current Dated GregorianCalendar Instance Example

The following example shows the usage of Java GregorianCalendar getMaximum() method. We're creating a GregorianCalendar instance of current date. We're printing the maximum 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 maximum for Month
      System.out.println("Maximum:" + cal.getMaximum(GregorianCalendar.MONTH));
   }
}

Output

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

Sat Nov 19 13:45:36 IST 2022
Maximum:11

Getting Maximum Day from a Current Dated GregorianCalendar Instance Example

The following example shows the usage of Java GregorianCalendar getMaximum() method. We're creating a GregorianCalendar instance of current date. We're printing the maximum 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 maximum for Day
      System.out.println("Maximum:" + cal.getMaximum(GregorianCalendar.DATE));
   }
}

Output

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

Sat Nov 19 13:46:03 IST 2022
Maximum:31