All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<Month>
```
public enum Month
extends Enum<Month>
```
Enumerate representing a calendar month.
This enum is mainly useful to parse data files that use month names like Jan or JAN or January or numbers like 1 or 01. It handles month numbers as well as three letters abbreviation and full names, independently of capitalization.

Author:

Luc Maisonobe

See Also:

DateComponents

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants
Enum Constant	Description
`APRIL`	April.
`AUGUST`	August.
`DECEMBER`	December.
`FEBRUARY`	February.
`JANUARY`	January.
`JULY`	July.
`JUNE`	June.
`MARCH`	March.
`MAY`	May.
`NOVEMBER`	November.
`OCTOBER`	October.
`SEPTEMBER`	September.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getCapitalizedAbbreviation()`	Get the capitalized three letters abbreviation.
`String`	`getCapitalizedName()`	Get the capitalized full name.
`String`	`getLowerCaseAbbreviation()`	Get the lower case three letters abbreviation.
`String`	`getLowerCaseName()`	Get the lower case full name.
`static Month`	`getMonth(int number)`	Get the month corresponding to a number.
`int`	`getNumber()`	Get the month number.
`String`	`getUpperCaseAbbreviation()`	Get the upper case three letters abbreviation.
`String`	`getUpperCaseName()`	Get the upper case full name.
`static Month`	`parseMonth(String s)`	Parse the string to get the month.
`static Month`	`valueOf(String name)`	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
`static Month[]`	`values()`	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum
clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Enum Constant Detail
  - JANUARY
```
public static final Month JANUARY
```
    January.
  - FEBRUARY
```
public static final Month FEBRUARY
```
    February.
  - MARCH
```
public static final Month MARCH
```
    March.
  - APRIL
```
public static final Month APRIL
```
    April.
  - MAY
```
public static final Month MAY
```
    May.
  - JUNE
```
public static final Month JUNE
```
    June.
  - JULY
```
public static final Month JULY
```
    July.
  - AUGUST
```
public static final Month AUGUST
```
    August.
  - SEPTEMBER
```
public static final Month SEPTEMBER
```
    September.
  - OCTOBER
```
public static final Month OCTOBER
```
    October.
  - NOVEMBER
```
public static final Month NOVEMBER
```
    November.
  - DECEMBER
```
public static final Month DECEMBER
```
    December.
- Method Detail
  - values
```
public static Month[] values()
```
    Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:
    for (Month c : Month.values()) System.out.println(c);
    Returns:
    
    an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared
  - valueOf
```
public static Month valueOf(String name)
```
    Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.
    
    Returns:
    
    the enum constant with the specified name
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name
    
    NullPointerException - if the argument is null
  - getNumber
```
public int getNumber()
```
    Get the month number.
    
    Returns:
    
    month number between 1 and 12
  - getUpperCaseName
```
public String getUpperCaseName()
```
    Get the upper case full name.
    
    Returns:
    
    upper case full name
  - getLowerCaseName
```
public String getLowerCaseName()
```
    Get the lower case full name.
    
    Returns:
    
    lower case full name
  - getCapitalizedName
```
public String getCapitalizedName()
```
    Get the capitalized full name.
    
    Returns:
    
    capitalized full name
  - getUpperCaseAbbreviation
```
public String getUpperCaseAbbreviation()
```
    Get the upper case three letters abbreviation.
    
    Returns:
    
    upper case three letters abbreviation
  - getLowerCaseAbbreviation
```
public String getLowerCaseAbbreviation()
```
    Get the lower case three letters abbreviation.
    
    Returns:
    
    lower case three letters abbreviation
  - getCapitalizedAbbreviation
```
public String getCapitalizedAbbreviation()
```
    Get the capitalized three letters abbreviation.
    
    Returns:
    
    capitalized three letters abbreviation
  - parseMonth
```
public static Month parseMonth(String s)
```
    Parse the string to get the month.
    The string can be either the month number, the full name or the three letter abbreviation. The parsing ignore the case of the specified string and trims surrounding blanks.
    
    Parameters:
    
    s - string to parse
    
    Returns:
    
    the month corresponding to the string
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the string does not correspond to a month
  - getMonth
```
public static Month getMonth(int number)
```
    Get the month corresponding to a number.
    
    Parameters:
    
    number - month number
    
    Returns:
    
    the month corresponding to the string
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the string does not correspond to a month

Enum Month

Enum Constant Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Enum Constant Detail

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

MARCH

APRIL

MAY

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

Method Detail

values

valueOf

getNumber

getUpperCaseName

getLowerCaseName

getCapitalizedName

getUpperCaseAbbreviation

getLowerCaseAbbreviation

getCapitalizedAbbreviation

parseMonth

getMonth