TimeZone represents a time zone offset, and also figures out daylight
+ * {@code TimeZone} represents a time zone offset, and also figures out daylight
* savings.
*
*
- * Typically, you get a TimeZone using getDefault
- * which creates a TimeZone based on the time zone where the program
- * is running. For example, for a program running in Japan, getDefault
- * creates a TimeZone object based on Japanese Standard Time.
+ * Typically, you get a {@code TimeZone} using {@code getDefault}
+ * which creates a {@code TimeZone} based on the time zone where the program
+ * is running. For example, for a program running in Japan, {@code getDefault}
+ * creates a {@code TimeZone} object based on Japanese Standard Time.
*
*
- * You can also get a TimeZone using getTimeZone
+ * You can also get a {@code TimeZone} using {@code getTimeZone}
* along with a time zone ID. For instance, the time zone ID for the
* U.S. Pacific Time zone is "America/Los_Angeles". So, you can get a
- * U.S. Pacific Time TimeZone object with:
+ * U.S. Pacific Time {@code TimeZone} object with:
*
* TimeZone tz = TimeZone.getTimeZone("America/Los_Angeles");
* getAvailableIDs method to iterate through
+ * You can use the {@code getAvailableIDs} method to iterate through
* all the supported time zone IDs. You can then choose a
- * supported ID to get a TimeZone.
+ * supported ID to get a {@code TimeZone}.
* If the time zone you want is not represented by one of the
* supported IDs, then a custom time zone ID can be specified to
* produce a TimeZone. The syntax of a custom time zone ID is:
*
* * * Hours must be between 0 to 23 and Minutes must be @@ -95,22 +95,22 @@ * The format is locale independent and digits must be taken from the * Basic Latin block of the Unicode standard. No daylight saving time * transition schedule can be specified with a custom time zone ID. If - * the specified string doesn't match the syntax,* CustomID: - *GMTSign Hours:Minutes - *GMTSign Hours Minutes - *GMTSign Hours + * {@code GMT} Sign Hours {@code :} Minutes + * {@code GMT} Sign Hours Minutes + * {@code GMT} Sign Hours * Sign: one of - *+ -+ * {@code + -} * Hours: * Digit * Digit Digit * Minutes: * Digit Digit * Digit: one of - *0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9+ * {@code 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9} *
"GMT"
+ * the specified string doesn't match the syntax, {@code "GMT"}
* is used.
*
- * When creating a TimeZone, the specified custom time
+ * When creating a {@code TimeZone}, the specified custom time
* zone ID is normalized in the following syntax:
*
* For example, TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT-8").getID() returns "GMT-08:00". * @@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ } /** - * A style specifier for* NormalizedCustomID: - *GMTSign TwoDigitHours:Minutes + * {@code GMT} Sign TwoDigitHours {@code :} Minutes * Sign: one of - *+ -+ * {@code + -} * TwoDigitHours: * Digit Digit * Minutes: * Digit Digit * Digit: one of - *0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9+ * {@code 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9} *
getDisplayName() indicating
+ * A style specifier for {@code getDisplayName()} indicating
* a short name, such as "PST."
* @see #LONG
* @since 1.2
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
public static final int SHORT = 0;
/**
- * A style specifier for getDisplayName() indicating
+ * A style specifier for {@code getDisplayName()} indicating
* a long name, such as "Pacific Standard Time."
* @see #SHORT
* @since 1.2
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
* daylight savings. This is the offset to add to UTC to get local time.
*
* This method returns a historically correct offset if an
- * underlying TimeZone implementation subclass
+ * underlying {@code TimeZone} implementation subclass
* supports historical Daylight Saving Time schedule and GMT
* offset changes.
*
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
* Sets the base time zone offset to GMT.
* This is the offset to add to UTC to get local time.
*
- * If an underlying TimeZone implementation subclass
+ * If an underlying {@code TimeZone} implementation subclass
* supports historical GMT offset changes, the specified GMT
* offset is set as the latest GMT offset and the difference from
* the known latest GMT offset value is used to adjust all
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
* affected by daylight saving time, it is called raw
* offset.
*
- * If an underlying TimeZone implementation subclass
+ * If an underlying {@code TimeZone} implementation subclass
* supports historical GMT offset changes, the method returns the
* raw offset value of the current date. In Honolulu, for example,
* its raw offset changed from GMT-10:30 to GMT-10:00 in 1947, and
@@ -376,10 +376,10 @@
*
*
When looking up a time zone name, the {@linkplain
* ResourceBundle.Control#getCandidateLocales(String,Locale) default
- * Locale search path of ResourceBundle} derived
+ * {@code Locale} search path of {@code ResourceBundle}} derived
* from the specified {@code locale} is used. (No {@linkplain
* ResourceBundle.Control#getFallbackLocale(String,Locale) fallback
- * Locale} search is performed.) If a time zone name in any
+ * {@code Locale}} search is performed.) If a time zone name in any
* {@code Locale} of the search path, including {@link Locale#ROOT}, is
* found, the name is returned. Otherwise, a string in the
* normalized custom ID format is returned.
@@ -504,14 +504,14 @@
public abstract boolean inDaylightTime(Date date);
/**
- * Gets the TimeZone for the given ID.
+ * Gets the {@code TimeZone} for the given ID.
*
- * @param ID the ID for a TimeZone, either an abbreviation
+ * @param ID the ID for a {@code TimeZone}, either an abbreviation
* such as "PST", a full name such as "America/Los_Angeles", or a custom
* ID such as "GMT-8:00". Note that the support of abbreviations is
* for JDK 1.1.x compatibility only and full names should be used.
*
- * @return the specified TimeZone, or the GMT zone if the given ID
+ * @return the specified {@code TimeZone}, or the GMT zone if the given ID
* cannot be understood.
*/
public static synchronized TimeZone getTimeZone(String ID) {
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@
* Returns true if this zone has the same rule and offset as another zone.
* That is, if this zone differs only in ID, if at all. Returns false
* if the other zone is null.
- * @param other the TimeZone object to be compared with
+ * @param other the {@code TimeZone} object to be compared with
* @return true if the other zone is not null and is the same as this one,
* with the possible exception of the ID
* @since 1.2
@@ -744,9 +744,9 @@
}
/**
- * Creates a copy of this TimeZone.
+ * Creates a copy of this {@code TimeZone}.
*
- * @return a clone of this TimeZone
+ * @return a clone of this {@code TimeZone}
*/
public Object clone()
{
@@ -765,10 +765,10 @@
// =======================privates===============================
/**
- * The string identifier of this TimeZone. This is a
- * programmatic identifier used internally to look up TimeZone
+ * The string identifier of this {@code TimeZone}. This is a
+ * programmatic identifier used internally to look up {@code TimeZone}
* objects from the system table and also to map them to their localized
- * display names. ID values are unique in the system
+ * display names. {@code ID} values are unique in the system
* table but may not be for dynamically created zones.
* @serial
*/