How to set time zone of a java.util.Date?

Question

I have parsed a java.util.Date from a String but it is setting the local time zone as the time zone of the date object.

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Answer 1

This code was helpful in an app I'm working on:

    Instant date = null;
    Date sdf = null;
    String formatTemplate = "EEE MMM dd yyyy HH:mm:ss";
    try {
        SimpleDateFormat isoFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE MMM dd yyyy HH:mm:ss");
        isoFormat.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone(ZoneId.of("US/Pacific")));
        sdf = isoFormat.parse(timeAtWhichToMakeAvailable);
        date = sdf.toInstant();

    } catch (Exception e) {
        System.out.println("did not parse: " + timeAtWhichToMakeAvailable);
    }

    LOGGER.info("timeAtWhichToMakeAvailable: " + timeAtWhichToMakeAvailable);
    LOGGER.info("sdf: " + sdf);
    LOGGER.info("parsed to: " + date);