**`getUnits()`** is an instance method of the `Period` class used to retrieve all the units supported by the `Period` class. The units supported by the `Period` class are as follows:

- Years
- Months
- Days

The `getUnits()` method is defined in the `Period` class. The `Period` class is defined in the `java.time` package. To import the `Period` class check the following import statement.
```
import java.time.Period;
```

# Syntax

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``` java
public List<TemporalUnit> getUnits()
```

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# Parameters 

The method has no parameters.

# Return value

This method returns a list of units supported by the `Period` class.

import java.time.Period;

public class Main{

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        int numMonths = 0;
        int numYears = 0;
        int numDays = 0;
        Period period = Period.of(numYears, numMonths, numDays);
        System.out.printf("The supported units of the %s is %s\n", period, period.getUnits());
    }
}

What is Period.getUnits() in Java?

Retrieves supported units of the Period class as a list: years, months, and days.

What is Period.getUnits() in Java?

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