The time zone on the LocalTime constructor is used with some of the
other values that can be passed as the first argument (such as DateTime).
You are probably best creating a DateTime from the database, and then
extracting the LocalTime from that.
Stephen
BenoitX wrote:
> Allow me to put some ideas here...
>
> I can store a LocalTime in my DB (eg 18:00) alongside with a String for the
> TimeZone "Europe/Brussels"
>
> Is there a way to create a LocalTime using both?
> eg
> LocalTime ltFromDB (contains 18:00 UTC)
> LocalTime lt = new LocalTime(ltFromDB,
> DateTimeZone.forID("Europe/Brussels"));
>
> When I print lt, I get:18:00 UTC as if it had ignored the timezone in the
> constructor.
>
> Alternatively, say that I am in London (which I am):
> LocalTime now = new LocalTime(), eg 17:55
> Say that was coming from the DB
>
> LocalTime asInBxl = new LocalTime(now,
> DateTimeZone.forID("Europe/Brussels"));
>
> I would expect asInBxl to show me 18:55 but it is still 17:55...
>
> I must have misunderstood something obviously, but it seems that the
> constructor with a TZ does nothing? Please correct me...
>
> If I do:
> DateTime dateTimeTodayBxl =
> now.toDateTimeToday(DateTimeZone.forID("Europe/Brussels"));
>
> I then get 2008-07-04T17:55:00+02:00 which is what I would expect BUT there
> is a date that I do not need...
>
> Many thanks
>
> Benoit.
>
>
> jodastephen wrote:
>> This is a feature that is in the works for JSR-310. I don't have much
>> time for Joda-Time these days, so haven't got any immediate intentions
>> of adding it there.
>> Stephen
>>
>
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