Originally posted by Thara Visveswaran: Try this SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("hh:mm a");
Date testDate = sdf.parse("4:00 pm"); DateFormat df = DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.FULL); System.out.println(df.format(testDate));
I tried this code and got this result: 4:00:00 AM EST I also tried to use the pattern but I get errors SimpleDateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm:ssZ"); It works when I use z instead of Z but I needed the whole TimeZone.
Originally posted by Thara Visveswaran: I think this is roundabout, but it gives u the complete Time Zone SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("hh:mm a");