Calendar: set TimeZone correctly

Question

I would set a TimeZone for Calendar instance but i'm not able to do it. I've try with:

DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("dd//MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss");
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance(TimeZone.getTimeZone("America/Rosario"));
System.out.println(cal.getTime());

(i've used "America/Rosario" randomly), but i obtain always my current time. What's the right mode to do that?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 17 '13 at 08:09

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You should set timezone in DateFormat object:

DateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("dd//MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss", Locale.getDefault());
df.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("America/Rosario"));

// Will print the formatted date-time in the America/Rosario timezone  
System.out.println(df.format(new Date()));

answered Oct 17 '13 at 08:09

anubhava

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PS: Just fyi I didn't check whether `"America/Rosario"` is a valid timezone – anubhava Oct 17 '13 at 08:17
i don't need to use Date() object, but Calendar. – giozh Oct 17 '13 at 08:39
That's also fine you can use `Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();` – anubhava Oct 17 '13 at 08:54
**Live Demo: http://ideone.com/pJtViE** 1st is using `America/Rosario timezone` and 2nd one is default timezone. See the difference in time. – anubhava Oct 17 '13 at 09:08

Calendar: set TimeZone correctly

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