SimpleTimeZone inDaylightTime() method in Java with Examples

Last Updated : 27 Mar, 2019

The inDaylightTime(Date) method of SimpleTimeZone class in Java is used to check and verify whether the given date is in daylight saving time.

Syntax:

public boolean inDaylightTime(Date date)

Parameters: The method takes one parameter date of Date type which is the given date to be verified.

Return Value: The method returns boolean True if the passed date is ineffective with respect to the daylight saving time else the method return boolean False.

Below programs illustrate the use of inDaylightTime() Method in Java:
Example 1:

// Java code to demonstrate 
// inDaylightTime() method 
  
import java.util.*; 
  
public class SimpleTimeZone_Demo { 
    public static void main(String[] args) 
    { 
        // Creating a time zone object 
        SimpleTimeZone simtimeobj 
            = new SimpleTimeZone(540, "GMT"); 
  
        // Creating date object 
        Date dt = new Date(); 
  
        // Verifying daylight 
        boolean bool_daylight 
            = simtimeobj.inDaylightTime(dt); 
  
        // Checking the value of day light 
        System.out.println("Is it in day"
                           + " light saving time? "
                           + bool_daylight); 
    } 
} 

Output:

Is it in day light saving time? false

Example 2:

// Java code to demonstrate 
// inDaylightTime() method 
  
import java.util.*; 
  
public class SimpleTimeZone_Demo { 
    public static void main(String[] args) 
    { 
        // Creating a time zone object 
        SimpleTimeZone simtimeobj 
            = new SimpleTimeZone(400, "AUS"); 
  
        // Creating a Calendar object 
        Calendar c1 = Calendar.getInstance(); 
  
        // Set Month 
        // MONTH starts with 0 i.e.(0 - Jan) 
        c1.set(Calendar.MONTH, 00); 
  
        // Set Date 
        c1.set(Calendar.DATE, 30); 
  
        // Set Year 
        c1.set(Calendar.YEAR, 2019); 
  
        // Creating a date object 
        // with specified time. 
        Date dt = c1.getTime(); 
  
        // Verifying daylight 
        boolean bool_daylight 
            = simtimeobj.inDaylightTime(dt); 
  
        // Checking the value of day light 
        System.out.println("Is it in day"
                           + " light saving time? "
                           + bool_daylight); 
    } 
} 