Name: mgC56079 Date: 02/02/98



The java.util.Date class works wrong if the current TimeZone is changed
after the class has been loaded.
This bug is introduced in jdk1.1.6

----- Here is the test -----
import java.util.TimeZone;
import java.util.Date;
public class TZ {

  public static void main(String args[]) {

    // load the java.util.Date class in the GMT timezone
    TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT"));
    new Date(); // load the class (to run static initializers)

    // use the class in different timezone
    TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("PST"));
    System.out.println("Expected: Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 PST 1997");
    System.out.println("Result: "+new Date(97,1,1));
  }

}
----- Here is the correct output (jdk1.1.5) -----
Expected: Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 PST 1997
Result: Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 PST 1997

----- Here is the WRONG output (jdk1.1.6) -----
Expected: Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 PST 1997
Result: Fri Jan 31 16:00:00 PST 1997

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The bug causes a JCK test failure:
api/java_sql/Timestamp/manual.html#Ctor

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