Java: Get the name of the first and last day of a month

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10. First and Last Day of Month

Write a Java program to get the first and last day of a month.

Sample Solution:

Java Code:

import java.util.*;
import java.time.*;
import java.text.*;

public class Exercise10 {

public static void main(String []args){
     YearMonth ym = YearMonth.of(2016, 9);

	 String firstDay = ym.atDay(1).getDayOfWeek().name();
	 String lastDay = ym.atEndOfMonth().getDayOfWeek().name();
	 System.out.println();
	 System.out.println(firstDay);
 	 System.out.println(lastDay);
	 System.out.println();
     }
}

Sample Output:

THURSDAY                                                                                          
FRIDAY

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