Java TimeZone Create getTimeZone()

Description

gets the timezone +/-{****}}, offset from GMT,

License

Apache License

Return

String time zone (eg, +0530, -0600).

Declaration

public static String getTimeZone() 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.util.TimeZone;

public class Main {
    /**
     * gets the timezone +/-{****}}, offset from GMT,
     * @return String time zone (eg, +0530, -0600).
     */
    public static String getTimeZone() {
        try {
            int offset = TimeZone.getDefault().getRawOffset();
            return calculateTimeZoneOffset(offset);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            return "";
        }
    }

    private static String calculateTimeZoneOffset(long offset) {
        StringBuilder tz = new StringBuilder();
        if ((offset < 0)) {
            tz.append("-");
            offset = -offset;
        } else {
            tz.append("+");
        }

        long hourOffset = offset / (1000 * 60 * 60);
        long minuteOffset = (offset / (1000 * 60)) % 60;

        if (hourOffset < 10) {
            tz.append("0");
        }
        tz.append(hourOffset);

        if (minuteOffset < 10) {
            tz.append("0");
        }
        tz.append(minuteOffset);

        return tz.toString();
    }
}

Related

1. getCurrentTimezone()
2. getCurrentTimeZoneTime()
3. getServerTimeZone()
4. getTimeZone()
5. getTimeZone()
6. getTimeZone()
7. getTimeZone()
8. getTimeZone(Date date)
9. getTimeZone(final Calendar cal)