[LANG-165] [lang] parseDate with TimeZone

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 2.1
• Fix Version/s: 2.2

Environment

Operating System: All
Platform: All

• Bugzilla Id: 37499
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Bill Boland
• Created: 15/Nov/05 02:43
• Updated: 12/May/21 13:01
• Resolved: 20/May/06 01:22

Description

I needed the ability to user a function like the
org.apache.commons.lang.time.DateUtils.parseDate function but I needed to
consider a different time zone when parsing the dates (assuming the format did
not have the time zone as part of the input). This is needed for different
clients to enter local date/time values on their browser and consider their
defined time zone to convert this to the server/system time zone. I just
thought an additional parameter to this function would make it more generic
for this purpose while still keeping the current method signate which would
use the tiem zone sensitive one with a null or default timezone value.

Anyway, just thought I'd suggest it.