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 {@link Locale}. The names
from this class are also used by
{@link DateFormatSymbols#getZoneStrings()}.
Since: 1.6
| Constructor Summary | |
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| protected | TimeZoneNameProvider()
Constructs a new {@link 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 {@link 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 {@link java.util.TimeZone.LONG} or {@link 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 {@link getAvailableLocales()}
See Also: TimeZone