There is not 100% compatibility - some IDs like CST do not work. You must manually convert between the invalid short IDs and the valid long ones.
Stephen On 27 December 2011 06:20, Pradeep Reddy Jutur <jprad...@prokarmasoftech.com> wrote: > I do know that CST is not a valid timezone id , but java.util.Timezone class > considers it as a valid value . > How do you provide compatibility between joda and util timezones ? > > > On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 4:38 PM, Stephen Colebourne <scolebou...@joda.org> > wrote: >> >> The valid time zone IDs are listed here - >> http://joda-time.sourceforge.net/timezones.html . CST is not one of >> them. >> Stephen >> >> On 26 December 2011 15:14, Pradeep Reddy Jutur >> <jprad...@prokarmasoftech.com> wrote: >> > Here is my code to convert UTC time to CST/PST. >> > >> > >> > String testDate = "2011-12-21T18:47:00Z"; >> > DateTime utcDateTime = new DateTime(testDate,DateTimeZone.UTC); >> > System.out.println("Time in UTC : "+utcDateTime.toString("MM/dd >> > HH:mm")); >> > DateTimeZone zone = DateTimeZone.forID("CST"); >> > DateTime cstTime = utcDateTime.toDateTime(zone); >> > >> > >> > But the code throws following exception >> > >> > Exception in thread "main" java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: The >> > datetime >> > zone id 'CST' is not recognised >> > at org.joda.time.DateTimeZone.forID(DateTimeZone.java:215) >> > at >> > >> > org.mine.joda.test.TimeZoneConversionTest.main(TimeZoneConversionTest.java:15) >> > >> > >> > >> > Can someone please tell me how to convert the time to CST from UTC >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Best Regards, >> > Pradeep. >> > Voip - 402-522-8648 >> > >> > >> > Confidentiality Notice & Disclaimer: >> > This message and any attachments are solely intended for the >> > addressee(s). >> > It may also be Prokarma Softech Pvt Ltd confidential, privileged and / >> > or >> > subject to copyright. 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