Parsing & Formatting Dates..

Question

static String date_pst = "Jan 12, 1952 10:00:00 AM PST";
static DateFormat df = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.LONG, DateFormat.FULL);
static TimeZone tz_pst = TimeZone.getTimeZone("PST");
public static void main(String[] args) throws ParseException {
System.out.println("Date Object from String : " + df.format(df.parse(date_pst)));
/*op : Date Object from String : January 12, 1952 10:00:00 AM PST */
Date parse_date = df.parse(date_pst);
Date format_date = new Date(df.format(parse_date));
System.out.println("Formatted Date : "+df.format(parse_date));
/* op : Formatted Date : January 12, 1952 10:00:00 AM PST */
System.out.println(parse_date);
/* op : Sat Jan 12 23:30:00 IST 1952 */
String is having time set in pst zone...once its parsed its showing Sat Jan 12 23:30:00 IST 1952 ..(time corresponding to tat in string in local timezone)...but wen its formatted with no info about timezone...ie
df.format(parse_date) its showing the actual string time itself...how its possible...ie date object constructed from parse is in IST timezone ten hw its formatted to PST again..

Answer 1

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