Name: mc57594 Date: 02/27/97


import java.util.GregorianCalendar;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.TimeZone;

// set to GMT
TimeZone thedefault = TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT");
TimeZone.setDefault(thedefault);

// check to be sure... its GMT all right
TimeZone testdefault = TimeZone.getDefault();
String testtimezone = testdefault.getID();
System.out.println("Test timezone = " + testtimezone);

// now try to use the default GMT time zone
GregorianCalendar greenwichcalendar =
    new GregorianCalendar(1997, 3, 4, 23, 0);
// try anything to set hour to 23:00 !!!
greenwichcalendar.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 23);
// get time
Date greenwichdate = greenwichcalendar.getTime();
// try every format
SimpleDateFormat dateformat =
    new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yy HH:mm z");
DateFormat fullformat =
    DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.FULL,
                                   DateFormat.FULL);
DateFormat longformat =
    DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.LONG,
                                   DateFormat.LONG);
DateFormat defaultformat =
    DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.DEFAULT,
                                   DateFormat.DEFAULT);
DateFormat shortformat =
    DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.SHORT,
                                   DateFormat.SHORT);
// format every way
String simplestring = dateformat.format(greenwichdate);
String fullstring = fullformat.format(greenwichdate);
String longstring = longformat.format(greenwichdate);
String defaultstring = defaultformat.format(greenwichdate);
String shortstring = shortformat.format(greenwichdate);
// all output indicates PST... why???
System.out.println("simple format: " + simplestring);
System.out.println("full format: " + fullstring);
System.out.println("long format: " + longstring);
System.out.println("default format: " + defaultstring);
System.out.println("short format: " + shortstring);

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