How to get Month Name

Java Calendar returns month in numeric integer format. To get month name in string (Jan, Feb, Mar, …), we have to use SimpleDateFormat class. First calendar date should convert into millisecond to parse into date object. SimpleDateFormat returns this date in month name string.

import java.util.Calendar;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

public class MonthName {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Calendar ca1 = Calendar.getInstance();

        // set(year, month, date) month 0-11
        ca1.set(2009, 05, 25);

        // int iMonth=ca1.get(Calendar.MONTH);

        java.util.Date d = new java.util.Date(ca1.getTimeInMillis());

        System.out.println("Month Name :"+new SimpleDateFormat("MMMM").format(d));
        System.out.println("Month Name :"+new SimpleDateFormat("MMM").format(d));
    }
}

Output

Month Name in String:June

Month Name in String :Jun