Java Month Get getMonth(String name)

Description

Returns the month number from a given month name.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
name	Name.

Exception

Parameter	Description
IllegalArgumentException	Name is null!

Return

Number.

Declaration

public static int getMonth(String name) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/* Util.java//from  w  w  w.ja v a  2 s .c o  m
 * 
 * Networking ME
 * Copyright (c) 2013 eMob Tech (http://www.emobtech.com/)
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 * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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 * THE SOFTWARE.
 */

public class Main {
    /**
     * <p>
     * Returns the month number from a given month name.
     * </p>
     * @param name Name.
     * @return Number.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException Name is null!
     */
    public static int getMonth(String name) {
        if (isEmptyString(name)) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Name is null!");
        }
        //
        name = name.trim().toLowerCase();
        //
        final String[] months = { "jan", "feb", "mar", "apr", "may", "jun", "jul", "aug", "sep", "oct", "nov",
                "dec" };
        //
        for (int i = 0; i < months.length; i++) {
            if (name.startsWith(months[i])) {
                return i;
            }
        }
        //
        return -1;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Checks whether the given string is null or empty.
     * </p>
     * @param str The string.
     * @return true null/empty.
     */
    public static boolean isEmptyString(String str) {
        return str == null || str.trim().length() == 0;
    }
}

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