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Java GregorianCalendar setTimeZone() Method with Example

GregorianCalendar Class setTimeZone() method: Here, we are going to learn about the setTimeZone() method of GregorianCalendar Class with its syntax and example.
Submitted by Preeti Jain, on February 15, 2020

GregorianCalendar Class setTimeZone() method

• setTimeZone() method is available in java.util package.
• setTimeZone() method is used to sets the time zone with the specified TimeZone(tz) for this GregorianCalendar.
• setTimeZone() method is a non-static method, so it is accessible with the class object and if we try to access the method with the class name then we will get an error.
• setTimeZone() method does not throw an exception at the time of the set time zone.

Syntax:

    public void setTimeZone(TimeZone tz);

Parameter(s):

• TimeZone tz – represent the time zone to be set for this calendar.

Return value:

The return type of the method is void, it returns nothing.

Example:

// Java program is to demonstrate the example of
// setTimeZone(TimeZone tz) method of GregorianCalendar

import java.util.*;

public class SetTimeZoneOfGregorianCalendar {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Instantiates a GregorianCalendar object
        GregorianCalendar ca = (GregorianCalendar) GregorianCalendar.getInstance();
        TimeZone tmz = TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT");

        // Display current GregorianCalendar
        System.out.println("ca: " + ca.getTime());

        // By using setTimeZone() method isto
        // set the time zone of this GregorianCalendar
        ca.setTimeZone(tmz);

        // By using getTimeZone() method isto
        // get the time zone of this GregorianCalendar
        System.out.print("ca.setTimeZone(tmz): ");
        System.out.println(ca.getTimeZone().getDisplayName());
    }
}

Output

ca: Sat Feb 15 13:00:55 GMT 2020
ca.setTimeZone(tmz): Greenwich Mean Time