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Java LocalDate Class | getEra() Method with Example

LocalDate Class getEra() method: Here, we are going to learn about the getEra() method of LocalDate Class with its syntax and example.
Submitted by Preeti Jain, on May 30, 2020

LocalDate Class getEra() method

• getEra() method is available in java.time package.
• getEra() method is used to get the era applicable for this LocalDate object.
• getEra() method is a non-static method, it is accessible with the class object only and if we try to access the method with the class name then we will get an error.
• getEra() method does not throw an exception at the time of getting era.

Syntax:

    public Era getEra();

Parameter(s):

• None

Return value:

The return type of this method is Era, it returns the Era at this object based on ISO.

Example:

// Java program to demonstrate the example 
// of Era getEra() method of LocalDate

import java.time.*;
import java.time.chrono.*;

public class GetEraOfLocalDate {
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        // Instantiates two LocalDate
        LocalDate l_da1 = LocalDate.parse("2007-04-05");
        LocalDate l_da2 = LocalDate.of(-2008, Month.MAY, 10);

        // Display l_da1,l_da2
        System.out.println("LocalDate l_da1 and l_da2: ");
        System.out.println("l_da1: " + l_da1);
        System.out.println("l_da2: " + l_da2);

        System.out.println();

        // Here, this method returns the era
        // applicable at this date l_da1
        Era get_era = l_da1.getEra();

        // Display get_era
        System.out.println("l_da1.getEra(): " + get_era);

        // Here, this method returns the era
        // applicable at this date l_da2
        get_era = l_da2.getEra();

        // Display get_era
        System.out.println("l_da2.getEra(): " + get_era);
    }
}

Output

LocalDate l_da1 and l_da2: 
l_da1: 2007-04-05
l_da2: -2008-05-10

l_da1.getEra(): CE
l_da2.getEra(): BCE