Name: nt126004 Date: 02/05/2003


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.1_01-b01)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.1_01-b01, mixed mode)

FULL OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION :
Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
With the lines below the ID "Etc/GMT-8" is treated as
GMT+8:00, and ID "Etc/GMT+8" is treated as GMT-8:00. This
seems erroneous or at least misleading.

import java.util.*;

public final class EtcTimeZone{
public static void main(String[] args) throws
java.lang.Exception{
String[] ids =
java.util.TimeZone.getAvailableIDs(-8*60*60*1000);
for(int i=0;i<ids.length;i++){
System.out.println(ids[i]);
}
// In the result there is the ID "Etc/GMT+8"
 ids = java.util.TimeZone.getAvailableIDs(8*60*60*1000);
for(int i=0;i<ids.length;i++){
System.out.println(ids[i]);
}
// In the result there is the ID "Etc/GMT-8"

System.out.println();
java.util.TimeZone zone =
java.util.TimeZone.getTimeZone("Etc/GMT-8");
System.out.println(zone.getDisplayName());//result is GMT+8


zone = java.util.TimeZone.getTimeZone("Etc/GMT+8");
System.out.println(zone.getDisplayName());//result is GMT-8

}
}



STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Straightforward and seems there is no need for steps of
reproducing.


EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
"Etc/GMT-8" -> GMT-8:00
"Etc/GMT+8" -> GMT+8:00

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
//The following is the reproduction of the code give above:

import java.util.*;

public final class EtcTimeZone{
public static void main(String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception{
String[] ids = java.util.TimeZone.getAvailableIDs(-8*60*60*1000);
for(int i=0;i<ids.length;i++){
System.out.println(ids[i]);
}
// In the result there is the ID "Etc/GMT+8"
 ids = java.util.TimeZone.getAvailableIDs(8*60*60*1000);
for(int i=0;i<ids.length;i++){
System.out.println(ids[i]);
}
// In the result there is the ID "Etc/GMT-8"

System.out.println();
System.out.println("getting TimeZone for \"Etc/GMT-8\"");
java.util.TimeZone zone = java.util.TimeZone.getTimeZone("Etc/GMT-8");
System.out.println(zone.getDisplayName());//result is GMT+8

System.out.println("getting TimeZone for \"Etc/GMT+8\"");
zone = java.util.TimeZone.getTimeZone("Etc/GMT+8");
System.out.println(zone.getDisplayName());//result is GMT-8

}
}


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CUSTOMER WORKAROUND :
Actually I do not use these ID's.
(Review ID: 180806)
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