This example shows how to format time zone using Format class. In this program we use a pattern of special characters to time format.
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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