Uses of Class java.util.TimeZone (Java SE 25 & JDK 25)
Description: use: module: java.base, package: java.util, class: TimeZone

# Uses of Class
java.util.TimeZone

Packages that use TimeZone
Package
Description
java.text
Provides classes and interfaces for handling text, dates, numbers, and messages in a manner independent of natural languages.
java.util
Contains the collections framework, some internationalization support classes, a service loader, properties, random number generation, string parsing and scanning classes, base64 encoding and decoding, a bit array, and several miscellaneous utility classes.
javax.xml.datatype
Defines XML/Java Type Mappings.

- ## Uses of TimeZone in java.text

  Methods in java.text that return TimeZone
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `TimeZone`
  DateFormat.`getTimeZone()`
  Gets the time zone.
  Methods in java.text with parameters of type TimeZone
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `void`
  DateFormat.`setTimeZone(TimeZone zone)`
  Sets the time zone for the calendar of this `DateFormat` object.

- ## Uses of TimeZone in java.util

  Subclasses of TimeZone in java.util
  Modifier and Type
  Class
  Description
  `class`
  `SimpleTimeZone`
  `SimpleTimeZone` is a concrete subclass of `TimeZone` that represents a time zone for use with a Gregorian calendar.
  Methods in java.util that return TimeZone
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `static TimeZone`
  TimeZone.`getDefault()`
  Gets the default `TimeZone` of the Java virtual machine.
  `TimeZone`
  Calendar.`getTimeZone()`
  Gets the time zone.
  `static TimeZone`
  TimeZone.`getTimeZone(String ID)`
  Gets the `TimeZone` for the given ID.
  `static TimeZone`
  TimeZone.`getTimeZone(ZoneId zoneId)`
  Gets the `TimeZone` for the given `zoneId`.
  Methods in java.util with parameters of type TimeZone
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `static Calendar`
  Calendar.`getInstance(TimeZone zone)`
  Gets a calendar using the specified time zone and default locale.
  `static Calendar`
  Calendar.`getInstance(TimeZone zone, Locale aLocale)`
  Gets a calendar with the specified time zone and locale.
  `boolean`
  SimpleTimeZone.`hasSameRules(TimeZone other)`
  Returns `true` if this zone has the same rules and offset as another zone.
  `boolean`
  TimeZone.`hasSameRules(TimeZone other)`
  Returns true if this zone has the same rule and offset as another zone.
  `static void`
  TimeZone.`setDefault(TimeZone zone)`
  Sets the `TimeZone` that is returned by the `getDefault` method.
  `Calendar.Builder`
  Calendar.Builder.`setTimeZone(TimeZone zone)`
  Sets the time zone parameter to the given `zone`.
  `void`
  Calendar.`setTimeZone(TimeZone value)`
  Sets the time zone with the given time zone value.
  Constructors in java.util with parameters of type TimeZone
  Modifier
  Constructor
  Description
  `protected`
  `Calendar(TimeZone zone, Locale aLocale)`
  Constructs a calendar with the specified time zone and locale.
  ``
  `GregorianCalendar(TimeZone zone)`
  Constructs a `GregorianCalendar` based on the current time in the given time zone with the default `FORMAT` locale.
  ``
  `GregorianCalendar(TimeZone zone, Locale aLocale)`
  Constructs a `GregorianCalendar` based on the current time in the given time zone with the given locale.

- ## Uses of TimeZone in javax.xml.datatype

  Methods in javax.xml.datatype that return TimeZone
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `abstract TimeZone`
  XMLGregorianCalendar.`getTimeZone(int defaultZoneoffset)`
  Returns a `java.util.TimeZone` for this class.
  Methods in javax.xml.datatype with parameters of type TimeZone
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `abstract GregorianCalendar`
  XMLGregorianCalendar.`toGregorianCalendar(TimeZone timezone, Locale aLocale, XMLGregorianCalendar defaults)`
  Convert this `XMLGregorianCalendar` along with provided parameters to a `GregorianCalendar` instance.