1.4 Problem with Calendar.MONTH - returns previous month

[baden]

The following code:

Calendar rightNow = Calendar.getInstance();
System.out.println("\n\nMONTH: " + rightNow.get(Calendar.MONTH));

returns 5 instead of 6 for June. Anyone else have this problem??? (JDK v1.4.0)

 

[A5k]

Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't Java count with 0 being the first value for the months. January =0, Feb=1, March =2,....Dec=11.

It's just like arrays.

-a5k

 

[wushutwist]

This is not a bug. It is the intended functionality of Calendar. It clearly states this in the Javadocs.

From Javadocs for Calendar:

MONTH

public static final int MONTH

Field number for get and set indicating the month. This is a calendar-specific value. The first month of the year is JANUARY which is 0; the last depends on the number of months in a year.

 

[wushutwist]

Beat me to the punchline A2K

 

[baden]

Forget it... Months are zero-based.

Solution:

System.out.println("\n\nMONTH: " + (rightNow.get(Calendar.MONTH)+1));

 

[baden]

Man, you guys are fast Thanks for the replies!