Would it be better to throw an exception because the time string is invalid?
If I understand things correctly, a date string can only be ambiguous if it leaves out the time zone. For example, "2007-Nov-04 01:30 PDT" is unambiguous. It's the exact same time as "2007-Nov-04 00:30 PST". Isn't it a mistake to use "(Europe/Berlin)" in a time string, because Europe/Berlin specifies a *rule* for switching between daylight savings time and standard time, not a specific time zone? Ben -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephen Colebourne Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 5:31 AM To: Discussion of the Joda project Subject: Re: [Joda-interest] Detect ambigious time when DST changes No there is no such method, or easy way at present. Sounds like a good idea though. (Implementing it involves working out how close the instant is to the DST transition as returned by DateTimeZone.nextTransition) Stephen Moritz Petersen wrote: > Hello everyone, > > is there a simple and effective way to detect ambigious time when > changing from DST back to standard time? > > For example: > > 28.10.2007 01:30 (Berlin/Germany) > > exists twice, once with DST and once at standard time. I would like to > have something like: > > DateTime dt = new DateTime("28.10.2007 01:30"); // forget the syntax > of the parameter it's just for demonstration. > > if (dt.isAmbigous()) { > warning("Please provide timezone and DST information"); > } > > Any advice? > > Thank you, > Moritz. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Joda-interest mailing list > Joda-interest@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/joda-interest > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Joda-interest mailing list Joda-interest@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/joda-interest ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Joda-interest mailing list Joda-interest@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/joda-interest
