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  2. JDK-8220229

Timezone pattern "OOOO" does not result in the full "GMT+00:00" substring

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      ADDITIONAL SYSTEM INFORMATION :
      No additional configuration.

      A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
      The [`DateTimeFormatter` JavaDoc][1] explicitly states that when I use the `OOOO` pattern in my formatter, the **full form** of localized timezone should be used (emphasis mine):

      > Four letters outputs the full form, which is localized offset text, such as 'GMT, **with 2-digit hour and minute field**, optional second field if non-zero, and colon, for example 'GMT+08:00'.

      But in case the time is in GMT+0, the full form is not output, but instead just `GMT`.

      Note: See the related [Stackoverflow question][2]

        [1]: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/time/format/DateTimeFormatter.html
        [2]: https://stackoverflow.com/q/54875992/2237467


      STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
      1. Run the executable test case.
      2. Observe the output string.

      EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
      EXPECTED -
      Wed 2019.02.27 15:55:38.177 GMT+00:00
      ACTUAL -
      Wed 2019.02.27 15:55:38.177 GMT

      ---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
      package main;

      import java.time.Instant;
      import java.time.OffsetDateTime;
      import java.time.ZoneOffset;
      import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;

      public class Main {

          public static void main(String[] args) {
              DateTimeFormatter formatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("EEE yyyy.MM.dd HH:mm:ss.SSS OOOO");
          
              String timestamp = OffsetDateTime.ofInstant(Instant.now(), ZoneOffset.UTC).format(formatter);
              System.out.println(timestamp);
          }
      }

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

      CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
      Using the timezone pattern `'GMT'xxxxx` instead of `OOOO`, which involves explicitly specifying the hard-coded substring `GMT` into the pattern.

      FREQUENCY : always


            naoto Naoto Sato
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