Java TimeZone - hasSameRules() Method
The java.util.TimeZone.hasSameRules() method returns true if this zone has the same rule and offset as another zone.
Syntax
public boolean hasSameRules(TimeZone other)
Parameters
other |
Specify the TimeZone object to be compared with. |
Return Value
Returns true if the other zone is not null and is the same as this one, with the possible exception of the ID.
Exception
NA
Example:
In the example below, the java.util.TimeZone.hasSameRules() method is used to check if two time zones have same rules.
import java.util.*;
public class MyClass {
public static void main(String[] args) {
//creating a TimeZone objects
TimeZone tz1 = TimeZone.getTimeZone("IST");
TimeZone tz2 = TimeZone.getTimeZone("IST");
TimeZone tz3 = TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT");
//checking if tz1 and tz2 have same rules
System.out.print("tz1 and tz2 have same rule: ");
System.out.println(tz1.hasSameRules(tz2));
//checking if tz1 and tz3 have same rules
System.out.print("tz1 and tz3 have same rule: ");
System.out.println(tz1.hasSameRules(tz3));
}
}
The output of the above code will be:
tz1 and tz2 have same rule: true tz1 and tz3 have same rule: false
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