Java TimeZone To parseTimeZoneString(String timeZoneString)

Description

Parse the given timeZoneString value into a TimeZone .

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
timeZoneString	the time zone String, following TimeZone#getTimeZone(String) but throwing IllegalArgumentException in case of an invalid time zone specification

Exception

Parameter	Description
IllegalArgumentException	in case of an invalid time zone specification

Return

a corresponding instance

Declaration

public static TimeZone parseTimeZoneString(String timeZoneString) 

Method Source Code

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

public class Main {
    /**
     * Parse the given {@code timeZoneString} value into a {@link TimeZone}.
     * @param timeZoneString the time zone String, following {@link TimeZone#getTimeZone(String)}
     * but throwing {@link IllegalArgumentException} in case of an invalid time zone specification
     * @return a corresponding {@link TimeZone} instance
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException in case of an invalid time zone specification
     */
    public static TimeZone parseTimeZoneString(String timeZoneString) {
        TimeZone timeZone = TimeZone.getTimeZone(timeZoneString);
        if ("GMT".equals(timeZone.getID()) && !timeZoneString.startsWith("GMT")) {
            // We don't want that GMT fallback...
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid time zone specification '" + timeZoneString + "'");
        }
        return timeZone;
    }
}

Related

1. createTimeZoneFromDouble(double timeZoneOffsetInHours)
2. extractTimeZone(String strdate, Date thedate)
3. setTimeZone(String name)
4. timeZoneToCode(TimeZone tz)
5. timeZoneToString(TimeZone tz)
6. toLocalTZ(Date time, TimeZone localTimeZone)