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Java SimpleTimeZone Class

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Introduction

The Java SimpleTimeZone class is a concrete subclass of TimeZone that represents a time zone for use with a Gregorian calendar. Following are the important points about SimpleTimeZone −

The class holds an offset from GMT, called raw offset.
This class also holds start and end rules for a daylight saving time schedule.

Class declaration

Following is the declaration for java.util.SimpleTimeZone class −

public class SimpleTimeZone
   extends TimeZone

Field

Following are the fields for java.util.SimpleTimeZone class −

static int STANDARD_TIME − This is the constant for a mode of start or end time specified as standard time.
static int UTC_TIME − This is the constant for a mode of start or end time specified as UTC.
static int WALL_TIME − This is the constant for a mode of start or end time specified as wall clock time.

It also consists of fields inherited from class TimeZone.

Class constructors

Sr.No.	Constructor & Description
1	SimpleTimeZone(int rawOffset, String ID) This constructs a SimpleTimeZone with the given base time zone offset from GMT and time zone ID with no daylight saving time schedule.
2	SimpleTimeZone(int rawOffset, String ID, int startMonth, int startDay, int startDayOfWeek, int startTime, int endMonth, int endDay, int endDayOfWeek, int endTime) This constructs a SimpleTimeZone with the given base time zone offset from GMT, time zone ID, and rules for starting and ending the daylight time.
3	SimpleTimeZone(int rawOffset, String ID, int startMonth, int startDay, int startDayOfWeek, int startTime, int endMonth, int endDay, int endDayOfWeek, int endTime, int dstSavings) This constructs a SimpleTimeZone with the given base time zone offset from GMT, time zone ID, and rules for starting and ending the daylight time.
4	SimpleTimeZone(int rawOffset, String ID, int startMonth, int startDay, int startDayOfWeek, int startTime, int startTimeMode, int endMonth, int endDay, int endDayOfWeek, int endTime, int endTimeMode, int dstSavings) This constructs a SimpleTimeZone with the given base time zone offset from GMT, time zone ID, and rules for starting and ending the daylight time.

Class methods

Sr.No.	Method & Description
1	Object clone() This method returns a clone of this SimpleTimeZone instance.
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