How do I format a javax.time.Instant as a string in the local time zone?

Question

How do I format a javax.time.Instant as a string in the local time zone? The following translates a local Instant to UTC, not to the local time zone as I was expec

Answer 1

Try this:

String dateTime = DateTimeFormatter.ISO_ZONED_DATE_TIME.format(
    ZonedDateTime.ofInstant(instant, ZoneId.systemDefault())
);

This gives:

2014-08-25T21:52:07-07:00[America/Los_Angeles]

You can change the format by using something other than DateTimeFormatter.ISO_ZONED_DATE_TIME as the formatter. DateTimeFormatter has a bunch of predefined formatters, or you can define your own.