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How to set time zone in a JSP?
The <fmt:setTimeZone> tag is used to copy a time zone object into the specified scoped variable.
Attribute
The <fmt:setTimeZone> tag has the following attributes −
Attribute | Description | Required | Default |
---|---|---|---|
Value | Time zone to expose as a scoped or configuration variable | Yes | None |
var | Name of the variable to store the new time zone | No | Replace default |
scope | Scope of the variable to store the new time zone | No | Page |
Example
<%@ taglib uri = "http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" prefix = "c" %> <%@ taglib uri = "http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/fmt" prefix = "fmt" %> <html> <head> <title>JSTL fmt:setTimeZone Tag</title> </head> <body> <c:set var = "now" value = "<%=new java.util.Date()%>" /> <p>Date in Current Zone: <fmt:formatDate value = "${now}" type = "both" timeStyle = "long" dateStyle = "long" /></p> <p>Change Time Zone to GMT-8</p> <fmt:setTimeZone value = "GMT-8" /> <p>Date in Changed Zone: <fmt:formatDate value = "${now}" type = "both" timeStyle = "long" dateStyle = "long" /></p> </body> </html>
The above code will generate the following result −
Date in Current Zone: 23 September 2010 15:21:37 GST Change Time Zone to GMT-8 Date in Changed Zone: 23 September 2010 03:21:37 GMT-08:00
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