Name: jl125535 Date: 04/09/2003


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.4.1_01"
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 XP [Version 5.1.2600]

EXTRA RELEVANT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION :
Windows TimeZone = "(GMT+10:00) Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney"
Automatically adjust for daylight saving checkbox selected.

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
When using a SimpleDateFormat with a pattern of "yyyy.MM.dd
G HH:mm:ss.SSS z" to parse a String of format "2003.01.13 AD
11:10:00.802 EST" SimpleDateFormat.parse(String) returns an
incorrect Date.

The Time field is always one hour out.


STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
1. Set the Windows Timezone to the Sydney Timezone.
2. Ensure the "Automatically adjust for daylight saving"
checkbox is selected.
3. Compile and run provided java source.


EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
What I'm expecting is the returned Date be the same as the
input Date/Time String, as both the input timezone (EST) and
the machines timezone are the some.

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
import java.util.Date;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

public class Test {
    public static void main (String args[]) {
        try {
            String attr = "2003.01.13 AD 11:10:00.802 EST";
            System.out.println("attr = " + attr);

            String DATE_TIME_PATTERN = "yyyy.MM.dd G HH:mm:ss.SSS z";
            SimpleDateFormat dfDeptDate =
                new SimpleDateFormat(DATE_TIME_PATTERN);

            Date parsedDate = dfDeptDate.parse(attr);
            System.out.println("parsedDate = " + parsedDate);

        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        System.out.println("done.");
        System.exit(0);
    }
}

---------- END SOURCE ----------

CUSTOMER WORKAROUND :
De-selecting the "Automatically adjust for daylight saving"
checkbox on the Windows Timezone dialog.
(Review ID: 179963)
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