Name: rlT66838 Date: 12/07/99


C:\jdk1.1.8\bin>java -version
java version "1.1.8"


The SimpleDateFormat.format method is inconsistent in formatting the zone_id.
For some timezone, it is the zone_id, such as EST, PST. In some other case,
such as ACT, the formated output becomes "GMT+9:30".

Here is the test program to demonstrate the problem:

import java.util.*;
import java.text.*;
public class test {
        public static void main(String args[]) {
                Date dateOpened = new Date();
                SimpleDateFormat mySimpleDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("MMM dd yyyy HH:mm:ss zzz");
                mySimpleDateFormat.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("ACT"));

                System.out.println(mySimpleDateFormat.format(dateOpened));
 }
}

Here is the output:
C:\jdk1.1.8\bin>java test
Dec 08 1999 04:41:12 GMT+09:30

The expected output is:

Dec 08 1999 04:41:12 ACT

The problem also appears on zone_id of "AGT" which becomes "GMT-3:00".
(Review ID: 98759)
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