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Java Calendar isLenient() Method with Example

Calendar Class isLenient() method: Here, we are going to learn about the isLenient() method of Calendar Class with its syntax and example.
Submitted by Preeti Jain, on January 23, 2020

Calendar Class isLenient() method

• isLenient() method is available in java.util package.
• isLenient() method is used to check whether the date and time manipulations are lenient or not lenient.
• isLenient() method is a non-static method, it is accessible with the class object and if we try to access the method with the class name then we will get an error.
• isLenient() method does not throw an exception at the time of checking lenient date & time.

Syntax:

    public boolean isLenient();

Parameter(s):

• It does not accept any parameter.

Return value:

The return type of the method is boolean, when date & time interpretations are lenient, it returns true otherwise it returns false.

Example:

// Java Program to demonstrate the example of
// boolean isLenient() method of Calendar

import java.util.*;

public class IsLenient {
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        // Instantiating a Calendar object
        Calendar ca = Calendar.getInstance();

        // By using isLenient() method is to 
        // check the date and time manipulations
        // are lenient or not
        boolean status = ca.isLenient();

        //Display status
        System.out.println("ca.isLenient(): " + status);
    }
}

Output

ca.isLenient(): true