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Re: time zone tool tzupdater for Apple's Java?



I wonder if Apple will choose to implement the tool, or require you to get a new JDK/JRE via Software Update, or something else...

Or you might choose to use JodaTime rather then the Sun Date & Calendar classes.


http://joda-time.sourceforge.net/

The new U.S. daylight savings time changes in 2007 are already supported by JodaTime.

From their FAQ:
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Why reimplement TimeZone?

The JDK TimeZone class varies in the support it can provide from one JDK release to another. The rules for determining Daylight Saving Time also change frequently. The Joda solution uses the international standard format for time zone rule data, and allows it to be updated independently of the timing of JDK releases. With perhaps 8 releases of the time zone rules per year this can be quite significant.

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For more info on the "tz" public-domain time zone database:

http://www.twinsun.com/tz/tz-link.htm

http://joda-time.sourceforge.net/userguide.html#TimeZones



--Basil Bourque





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