Java: Display information of a default calendar

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Write a Java program to get and display information (year, month, day, hour, minute) about a default calendar.

Sample Solution:

Java Code:

import java.util.*;
public class Exercise2 {
 public static void main(String[] args)
    {
       // Create a default calendar
        Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
       // Get and display information of current date from the calendar:
	    System.out.println();
        System.out.println("Year: " + cal.get(Calendar.YEAR));
        System.out.println("Month: " + cal.get(Calendar.MONTH));
        System.out.println("Day: " + cal.get(Calendar.DATE));
        System.out.println("Hour: " + cal.get(Calendar.HOUR));
        System.out.println("Minute: " + cal.get(Calendar.MINUTE));
	    System.out.println();
    }
}

Sample Output:

Year: 2017                                                                                                   
Month: 5                                                                                                   
Day: 20                                                                                                   
Hour: 1                                                                                                   
Minute: 57  

N.B.: The result may varry for your system date and time.

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For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

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