Java SimpleTimeZone setRawOffset() Method

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Description

The Java SimpleTimeZone setRawOffset(int offsetMillis) method is used to set the base time zone offset to GMT. This is the offset to add to UTC to get local time.

Declaration

Following is the declaration for java.util.SimpleTimeZone.setRawOffset() method.

public void setRawOffset(int offsetMillis)

Parameters

offsetMillis − This is the given base time zone offset to GMT.

Return Value

NA

Exception

NA

Setting Raw Offset of SimpleTimeZone of GMT Timezone Example

The following example shows the usage of Java SimpleTimeZone setRawOffset() method to set the base time zone offset to GMT. We've created a SimpleTimeZone using GMT. Then we've set the time zone offset using setRawOffset() method and printed the status using getRawOffset() method.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.SimpleTimeZone;

public class SimpleTimeZoneDemo {
   public static void main( String args[] ) {
   
      // create simple time zone object
      SimpleTimeZone stobj = new SimpleTimeZone(820,"GMT");

      // checking initial value     
      System.out.println("Initial raw offset: " + stobj.getRawOffset());

      // setting raw offset   
      stobj.setRawOffset(7200000);      

      // checking the new value      
      System.out.println("Final raw offset value : " + stobj.getRawOffset());
   }      
}

Output

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result.

Initial raw offset: 820
Final raw offset value : 7200000

Setting Raw Offset of SimpleTimeZone of IST Timezone Example

The following example shows the usage of Java SimpleTimeZone setRawOffset() method to set the base time zone offset to GMT. We've created a SimpleTimeZone using IST. Then we've set the time zone offset using setRawOffset() method and printed the status using getRawOffset() method.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.SimpleTimeZone;

public class SimpleTimeZoneDemo {
   public static void main( String args[] ) {
   
      // create simple time zone object
      SimpleTimeZone stobj = new SimpleTimeZone(820,"IST");

      // checking initial value     
      System.out.println("Initial raw offset: " + stobj.getRawOffset());

      // setting raw offset   
      stobj.setRawOffset(7200000);      

      // checking the new value      
      System.out.println("Final raw offset value : " + stobj.getRawOffset());
   }      
}

Output

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result.

Initial raw offset: 820
Final raw offset value : 7200000

Setting Raw Offset of SimpleTimeZone of BST Timezone Example

The following example shows the usage of Java SimpleTimeZone setRawOffset() method to set the base time zone offset to GMT. We've created a SimpleTimeZone using BST. Then we've set the time zone offset using setRawOffset() method and printed the status using getRawOffset() method.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.SimpleTimeZone;

public class SimpleTimeZoneDemo {
   public static void main( String args[] ) {
   
      // create simple time zone object
      SimpleTimeZone stobj = new SimpleTimeZone(820,"BST");

      // checking initial value     
      System.out.println("Initial raw offset: " + stobj.getRawOffset());

      // setting raw offset   
      stobj.setRawOffset(7200000);      

      // checking the new value      
      System.out.println("Final raw offset value : " + stobj.getRawOffset());
   }      
}

Output

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result.

Initial raw offset: 820
Final raw offset value : 7200000