getting the current quarter

Is there any way to return the current quarter of the year in Java??

You won't find a getCurrentQuarter(new Date()) method in Calendar if that's what you're looking for

You can ofcourse write it, get the current month and check which quarter it falls into, hope that helps.

To be very mean, I could ignore your post

To be mean, I could reply saying yes.

To harm you by spoon-feeding, I could give you the codes that you need.

So, I thought I should just give you enough hints & guides to help you help yourself. Its much more exciting & fulfiling this way too.

First of all, it really depends on your definition of a quarter, is it the financial year quarter, academic year, or just a normal calendar quarter. Assuming we're using the normal calendar quarter year, Jan-Mar would be the 1st, Apr-Jun the 2nd and so on...

So if you know what is the current system month of the year, you could determine which quarter it falls in. I guess you won't have any problems coming up with this algorithm yourself.

Hint #1:
Take a look at java.util.GregorianCalendar; you can use this class to give you the current system month, and other stuffs. In short, read the API, you'll be rewarded for your hardwork.

Hint #2:
Use case switch to determine the quarter.

Hint #3:
In Java, a lot of stuffs start from 0 instead of 1.

Sorry for being naggy & lengthy. And happy helping yourself!

[ July 06, 2004: Message edited by: Cheng Wei Lee ]

Bill,

There isn't an API that I know of that does this. You'll probably need to code it. I realize some people believe they are so much more above you and they need to show it by replying rudely to you. I don're know why they need to do this. This is a beginner forum. Its just too bad poeple need to be this way. It just shows poor manners and goes totally against the theme of Java Ranch.
[ July 06, 2004: Message edited by: Dale DeMott ]

Subtract 1 from the current month, integer divide by 3, and then add 1 to get the current quarter.
[ July 06, 2004: Message edited by: Tom Blough ]

I beg your pardon Dale. First of all, I've no intentions of being rude. Allow me to quote this, in case you didn't notice it:

Also, when responding to inquiries, please focus efforts on helping others to learn to figure out the solutions - not on just giving them the solutions. - Dirk

I don't think that I know more than Bill. I don't think my reply to him was rude. Believe me, there's much worse replies around here. Besides, if my posting goes against the theme of the forum, there's Dirk here who I think will not hesitate to reprimand me.

Yes, we're all here to learn, the keyword is learn isn't it? Instead of telling him he has to code it himself, I gave him hints which he could follow and get it done. I believe he would feel a greater sense of achievement having coding the solution himself than simply just getting someone's codes.

Let the rest of the ranchers judge for themselves. Let Bill judge if I was rude and my reply was useless (compared to just telling him to code it himself).

I'm totally confused to your reply.

Originally posted by Tom Blough:
Subtract 1 from the current month, integer divide by 3, and then add 1 to get the current quarter.

You're brilliant!

Originally posted by Cheng Wei Lee:

You're brilliant!

Not brilliant, just too lazy to write a bunch of code

Originally posted by Tom Blough:

Not brilliant, just too lazy to write a bunch of code

If laziness can drive you to come out with short & elegant codes, I say, go ahead & be lazy!

Thanks for teaching me something new!

Be aware that if you are using the Calendar to get your month it already has 1 subtracted from it as January is 0