Converting EST to GMT

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send2r@gmail.com - 27 Mar 2006 16:58 GMT

Hi
what is the easiest way to convert EST to GMT using Java?
Since GMT is immunte to daylight saving differences, we cannot depend
on a constant difference.
TIA

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Oliver Wong - 27 Mar 2006 18:16 GMT

> Hi
> what is the easiest way to convert EST to GMT using Java?
> Since GMT is immunte to daylight saving differences, we cannot depend
> on a constant difference.

Have you looked at
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/util/Calendar.html ?

- Oliver

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Roedy Green - 27 Mar 2006 18:23 GMT

>what is the easiest way to convert EST to GMT using Java?
>Since GMT is immunte to daylight saving differences, we cannot depend
>on a constant difference.

Java stores its dates internally in UTC (GMT). Whenever you display a
date it chooses a timezone (usually the local default) and figures out
it DST was in effect at that time.

In other words, Java handles this for you.

See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/calendar.hthml

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