Leap year program in Java

In this section you will learn how to check whether a year is leap year or not. Just simple mathematic operation we will perform to check the leap year. In this program we are taking the year as input from the user.

What is leap year?

A leap year is a calendar year containing one additional day. Leap years are needed to keep our modern day in alignment with the Earth's revolutions around the sun.

What is scanner function?

Scanner function is use to take the input from user in java.

How program will work?

• First import the scanner package at top of program.
• Second initialize one integer variable like (n).
• Now perform modular operation with modular operator (%).
• Finally show the result on output screen.

Program of leap year in Java.

	import java.util.Scanner;

	class LeapYear
	{
		public static void main(String arg[])
		{
			int n;
			Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
			System.out.println("ENTER A YEAR:- ");
			n = sc.nextInt();
			if(n%4==0)
			{
				System.out.println("GIVEN YEAR IS LEAP YEAR.");
			}
			else
			{
				System.out.println("GIVEN YEAR IS NOT A LEAP YEAR.");
			}
		}
	}

Output:

	ENTER A YEAR:- 2016
	GIVEN YEAR IS LEAP YEAR.