Locale.getOptionalCalendarType

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Locale.getOptionalCalendarType

Provides additional calendar types.

Syntax

public int getOptionalCalendarType()

Return Value

Returns an integer value that represents additional calendar types.

Remarks

The return value of this method can be a zero-separated list of one or more of the following calendar-type values:

Value Description
0 No additional types valid
1 Gregorian (as in United States)
2 Gregorian (English strings always)
3 Era: Year of the Emperor (Japan)
4 Era: Year of Taiwan
5 Tangun Era (Korea)

Use the fields of the Locale.CalendarType class to determine the type of calendar that was returned by the getOptionalCalendarType method.

See Also  Locale.OptionalCalendarType, setCalendarType