Get month number from month name

Question

I have this.

BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
    String monthName = br.readLine();

How to get mon

Answer 1

If you have month name and you want integer number corresponding to that month try this

try{   
        Date date = new SimpleDateFormat("MMM").parse(monthName);//put your month name here
        Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
        cal.setTime(date);
        monthNumber=cal.get(Calendar.MONTH);
        System.out.println(monthNumber);

 }
catch(Exception e)
{
 e.printStackTrace();
}