com.day.util

Class TimeZoneUtil

java.lang.Object

com.day.util.TimeZoneUtil

public class TimeZoneUtil
extends java.lang.Object

The TimeZoneUtil class provides convenience methods for handling time zones in Java.

Since:

echidna

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
TimeZoneUtil()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.util.TimeZone[]	getAvailableZones() Returns an array of TimeZone objects sorted in ascending order by their UTC time offset.
static java.lang.String	getDisplayName(java.util.TimeZone zone) Formats the passed TimeZone object to a String representation:
static java.util.TimeZone	getServerTimeZone() Returns the TimeZone of the Communiqu server.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

TimeZoneUtil

public TimeZoneUtil()

Method Detail

getAvailableZones

public static java.util.TimeZone[] getAvailableZones()

Returns an array of TimeZone objects sorted in ascending order by their UTC time offset.

Returns:

a sorted array of TimeZone objects.

getServerTimeZone

public static java.util.TimeZone getServerTimeZone()

Returns the TimeZone of the Communiqu server.

Returns:

the TimeZone of the Communiqu server.

getDisplayName

public static java.lang.String getDisplayName(java.util.TimeZone zone)

Formats the passed TimeZone object to a String representation:

[<UTC offset>] <time zone name> (<short name>)

Example: [UTC+01.00] Europe/Berlin (CEST)

Parameters:

zone - The TimeZone to format

Returns:

a String representation of the passed TimeZone.