java.util.spi
public abstract class TimeZoneNameProvider extends LocaleServiceProvider
null
value may
be returned, which should be treated as a lack of
support for the specified Locale. The names
from this class are also used by
DateFormatSymbols#getZoneStrings().
Since: 1.6
Constructor Summary | |
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protected | TimeZoneNameProvider()
Constructs a new TimeZoneNameProvider.
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Method Summary | |
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abstract String | getDisplayName(String id, boolean daylight, int style, Locale locale)
Returns a name for the specified time zone identifier
localized to the supplied java.util.Locale.
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"GMT"
or one of the identifiers from the public domain "tz
database" found at
ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub. Note that a translated
name for the daylight savings time variant should be returned,
even if the timezone has not observed daylight savings
time in the past. If the name of the timezone
in the given locale is not supported, null
is returned.
Parameters: id a time zone identifier. daylight true if the daylight savings time variant should be returned. style either java.util.TimeZone.LONG or java.util.TimeZone.SHORT locale the locale to express the timezone in.
Returns: the localized time zone name, or null
if one is not available.
Throws: NullPointerException if the identifer or locale is null. IllegalArgumentException if the style is invalid
or the locale is not one
returned by
getAvailableLocales()
See Also: java.util.TimeZone#getDisplayName(boolean,int,java.util.Locale)