How can I convert an Integer to localized month name in Java?

Question

I get an integer and I need to convert to a month names in various locales:

Example for locale en-us:
1 -> January
2 -> February

Example for locale es-mx:
1 -> Enero
2 -> Febrero

Answer 1

import java.text.DateFormatSymbols; public String getMonth(int month) {     return new DateFormatSymbols().getMonths()[month-1]; } 

Answer 2

You need to use LLLL for stand-alone month names. this is documented in the SimpleDateFormat documentation, such as:

SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "LLLL", Locale.getDefault() ); dateFormat.format( date );