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Java GregorianCalendar getGregorianChange() Method with Example

GregorianCalendar Class getGregorianChange() method: Here, we are going to learn about the getGregorianChange() method of GregorianCalendar Class with its syntax and example.
Submitted by Preeti Jain, on February 15, 2020

GregorianCalendar Class getGregorianChange() method

• getGregorianChange() method is available in java.util package.
• getGregorianChange() method is used to return the gregorian change date from julian date to gregorian date.
• getGregorianChange() method is a non-static method, it is accessible with class object only and if we try to access the method with class name then we will get an error.
• getGregorianChange() method does not throw an exception at the time of getting gregorian change date.

Syntax:

    public final Date getGregorianChange();

Parameter(s):

• It does not accept any parameter.

Return value:

The return type of this method is Date, it returns gregorian change date from this GregorianCalendar instance.

Example:

// Java program to demonstrate the example 
// of Date getGregorianChange() method of 
// GregorianCalendar

import java.util.*;

public class GetGregorianChange {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Instantiates a GregorianCalendar object
        GregorianCalendar ca = (GregorianCalendar) GregorianCalendar.getInstance();

        // Display current GregorianCalendar
        System.out.println("ca: " + ca.getTime());

        // By using getGregorianChange() method isto
        // change the gregorian calendar date
        System.out.print("ca.getGregorianChange(): ");
        System.out.println(ca.getGregorianChange());
    }
}

Output

ca: Sat Feb 15 09:21:00 GMT 2020
ca.getGregorianChange(): Fri Oct 15 00:00:00 GMT 1582