TimeZone Format Example

This example shows how to format time zone using Format class. In this program we use a pattern of special characters to time format.
Description of the code :
SimpleDateFormat() : SimpleDateFormat class use for formatting and parsing dates. It allows for formatting date into text , parsing text into date and normalization.
format() : This method used for format Date class object into date / time and appends the it into the StringBuffer.
SecondFormat.java
import java.text.*;
import java.util.*;
public class TimeZoneFormat {
public static void main(String args[]) {
String s;
Format formatter;
Date date = new Date();
formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("z"); // PST`
s = formatter.format(date);
System.out.println("PST Time zone format : " + s);
formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("zzzz"); // Pacific Standard Time
s = formatter.format(date);
System.out.println("Pacific Standard Time Time zone format : " + s);
formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("Z"); // -0800
s = formatter.format(date);
System.out.println("Time zone format : " + s);
}
}
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Output
2002.01.29.08.36.33
Wed, 30 Jan 2002 08:44:02 +0530
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