Java DateFormat setTimeZone() Example
DateFormat class setTimeZone() method example. This example shows you how to use setTimeZone() method.
Syntax is : public void setTimeZone(TimeZone zone)
This method sets the time zone for the calendar of this DateFormat object.
Here is the code.
/**
* @(#) SetTimeZoneDateFormat.java
* A class representing use of method setTimeZone() of DateFormat
class in java.text Package.
* @Version 12-May-2008
* @author Rose India Team
*/
import java.util.*;
import java.text.*;
class SetTimeZoneDateFormat {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Create new Date object that will be initialized to the current date.
Date date = new Date();
System.out.println("Date by Date class : " + date.toString());
// Create new DateFormat object by getInstance method.
DateFormat dateFormat = DateFormat.getInstance();
String stringDate = dateFormat.format(date);
System.out.println("Date by DateFormat class : " + stringDate);
// getTimeZone method call.
String id = dateFormat.getTimeZone().getID();
System.out.println("Default Time zone ID : " + id);
// setTimeZone method call.
SimpleTimeZone simpleTimeZone = new SimpleTimeZone(524689, "Mahendra");
dateFormat.setTimeZone(simpleTimeZone);
id = dateFormat.getTimeZone().getID();
System.out.println("After setTimeZone method,ID is : " + id);
}
}
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Output of the program.
Date by Date class : Fri Jun 13 18:41:43 GMT+05:30 2008
Date by DateFormat class : 6/13/08 6:41 PM
Default Time zone ID : GMT+05:30
After setTimeZone method,ID is : Mahendra |
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