Java Program To Formatting TimeZone using SimpleDateFormat

/*
  Formatting TimeZone using SimpleDateFormat
  This example shows how to format TimeZone using Java SimpleDateFormat class.
  TimeZone can be formatted in either z, zzzz or Z formats.  
*/

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;

public class FormattingTimeZone {

  public static void main(String[] args) {

    //create Date object
    Date date = new Date();
   
     //formatting TimeZone in z (General time zone) format like EST.
     String strDateFormat = "zzz";
     SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(strDateFormat);
     
     System.out.println("TimeZone in z format : " + sdf.format(date));

     //formatting TimeZone in zzzz format Eastern Standard Time.
     strDateFormat = "zzzz";
     sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(strDateFormat);
     System.out.println("TimeZone in zzzz format : " + sdf.format(date));
     
     //formatting TimeZone in Z (RFC 822) format like -8000.
     strDateFormat = "Z";
     sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(strDateFormat);
     System.out.println("TimeZone in Z format : " + sdf.format(date));
  }
}

/*
Typical output would be
TimeZone in z format : EST
TimeZone in zzzz format : Eastern Standard Time
TimeZone in Z format : -0500
*/