JAVA: gmt to local time conversion

Question

I am developing a software in java.

I get a timestamp in GMT from a server. The software can be used anywhere in the world. Now I want to get the local time zone where the software is running and convert this GMT time to the local time.

Please tell me how to do this?

Answer 1

To get your local timezone :

Calendar.getInstance().getTimeZone().getDisplayName()

For the conversion:

Date TimeZone conversion in java?

Answer 2

Assuming your timestamp is either a Date or Number:

final DateFormat formatter = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance();
formatter.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("America/New_York"));
System.out.println(formatter.format(timestamp));

If your timestamp is given as a String, you first have to parse it. You'll find plenty of examples with custom format in SimpleDateFormat, a simple example with built-in format:

final DateFormat formatter = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance();
formatter.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT"));
final Date timezone = formatter.parse("2012-04-14 14:23:34");
formatter.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("America/New_York"));
System.out.println(formatter.format(timezone));