Java GregorianCalendar - setTimeZone() Method
The java.util.GregorianCalendar.setTimeZone() method is used to set the time zone with the given time zone value.
Syntax
public void setTimeZone(TimeZone zone)
Parameters
zone |
Specify the given time zone. |
Return Value
void type.
Exception
NA.
Example:
In the example below, the java.util.GregorianCalendar.setTimeZone() method is used to set the specified time zone.
import java.util.*; public class MyClass { public static void main(String[] args) { //creating a Calendar object with specified date GregorianCalendar Cal = new GregorianCalendar(2015, 10, 25); //printing the time zone TimeZone t1 = Cal.getTimeZone(); System.out.println("Current Time Zone: " + t1.getDisplayName()); //setting the new time zone TimeZone tz = TimeZone.getTimeZone("CST"); Cal.setTimeZone(tz); //printing the new time zone TimeZone t2 = Cal.getTimeZone(); System.out.println("New Time Zone: " + t2.getDisplayName()); } }
The output of the above code will be:
Current Time Zone: Coordinated Universal Time New Time Zone: Central Standard Time
Available Time Zones
Here is a list of the available time zone ids in the TimeZone class, printed as returned by TimeZone.getAvailableIDs().
Africa/Abidjan Africa/Accra Africa/Addis_Ababa Africa/Algiers Africa/Asmara Africa/Asmera Africa/Bamako Africa/Bangui Africa/Banjul Africa/Bissau Africa/Blantyre Africa/Brazzaville Africa/Bujumbura Africa/Cairo Africa/Casablanca Africa/Ceuta Africa/Conakry Africa/Dakar Africa/Dar_es_Salaam Africa/Djibouti Africa/Douala Africa/El_Aaiun Africa/Freetown Africa/Gaborone Africa/Harare Africa/Johannesburg Africa/Juba Africa/Kampala Africa/Khartoum Africa/Kigali Africa/Kinshasa Africa/Lagos Africa/Libreville Africa/Lome Africa/Luanda Africa/Lubumbashi Africa/Lusaka Africa/Malabo Africa/Maputo Africa/Maseru Africa/Mbabane Africa/Mogadishu Africa/Monrovia Africa/Nairobi Africa/Ndjamena Africa/Niamey Africa/Nouakchott Africa/Ouagadougou Africa/Porto-Novo Africa/Sao_Tome Africa/Timbuktu Africa/Tripoli Africa/Tunis Africa/Windhoek America/Adak America/Anchorage America/Anguilla America/Antigua America/Araguaina America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires America/Argentina/Catamarca America/Argentina/ComodRivadavia America/Argentina/Cordoba America/Argentina/Jujuy America/Argentina/La_Rioja America/Argentina/Mendoza America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos America/Argentina/Salta America/Argentina/San_Juan America/Argentina/San_Luis America/Argentina/Tucuman America/Argentina/Ushuaia America/Aruba America/Asuncion America/Atikokan America/Atka America/Bahia America/Bahia_Banderas America/Barbados America/Belem America/Belize America/Blanc-Sablon America/Boa_Vista America/Bogota America/Boise America/Buenos_Aires America/Cambridge_Bay America/Campo_Grande America/Cancun America/Caracas America/Catamarca America/Cayenne America/Cayman America/Chicago America/Chihuahua America/Coral_Harbour America/Cordoba America/Costa_Rica America/Creston America/Cuiaba America/Curacao America/Danmarkshavn America/Dawson America/Dawson_Creek America/Denver America/Detroit America/Dominica America/Edmonton America/Eirunepe America/El_Salvador America/Ensenada America/Fort_Nelson 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