com.google.gwt.i18n.shared

Interface TimeZone

All Known Implementing Classes:

TimeZone

public interface TimeZone

Abstracts a GWT timezone.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	getDaylightAdjustment(Date date) Returns the daylight savings time adjustment, in minutes, for the given date.
String	getGMTString(Date date) Returns the GMT representation of this time zone object.
String	getID() Returns time zone id for this time zone.
String	getISOTimeZoneString(Date date) To get ISO-style (+00:00) representation of the time zone for given date.
String	getLongName(Date date) Returns the long version of the time zone name for the given date; the result of this method will be different if daylight savings time is in effect.
int	getOffset(Date date) Returns the RFC representation of the time zone name for the given date.
String	getRFCTimeZoneString(Date date) To get RFC representation of certain time zone name for given date.
String	getShortName(Date date) Returns the short time zone name for a given date.
int	getStandardOffset() Returns the standard time zone offset, in minutes.
boolean	isDaylightTime(Date date) Check whether the given date and time falls within a daylight savings time period.

Method Detail

getDaylightAdjustment

int getDaylightAdjustment(Date date)

Returns the daylight savings time adjustment, in minutes, for the given date. If daylight savings time is in effect on the given date, the number will be positive, otherwise 0.

Parameters:

date - the date to check

Returns:

offset amount

getGMTString

String getGMTString(Date date)

Returns the GMT representation of this time zone object.

Parameters:

date - The date from which the time information should be extracted

Returns:

A GMT representation of the time given by the date

getID

String getID()

Returns time zone id for this time zone. For time zone objects that have been instantiated from a time zone offset, the POSIX time zone id will be returned.

Returns:

time zone id

getISOTimeZoneString

String getISOTimeZoneString(Date date)

To get ISO-style (+00:00) representation of the time zone for given date.

Parameters:

date - The date for which time to retrieve RFC time zone string

Returns:

ISO-style time zone string

getLongName

String getLongName(Date date)

Returns the long version of the time zone name for the given date; the result of this method will be different if daylight savings time is in effect.

Parameters:

date - The date for which the long time zone name is returned

Returns:

long time zone name

getOffset

int getOffset(Date date)

Returns the RFC representation of the time zone name for the given date. To be consistent with JDK/Javascript API, west of Greenwich will be positive.

Parameters:

date - The date for which time to retrieve time zone offset

Returns:

time zone offset in minutes

getRFCTimeZoneString

String getRFCTimeZoneString(Date date)

To get RFC representation of certain time zone name for given date.

Parameters:

date - The date for which time to retrieve RFC time zone string

Returns:

RFC time zone string

getShortName

String getShortName(Date date)

Returns the short time zone name for a given date.

Parameters:

date - The date for which time to retrieve short time zone

Returns:

short time zone name

getStandardOffset

int getStandardOffset()

Returns the standard time zone offset, in minutes.

isDaylightTime

boolean isDaylightTime(Date date)

Check whether the given date and time falls within a daylight savings time period.

Parameters:

date - and time to check

Returns:

true if daylight savings time is in effect