Java 8 Convert given time and time zone to UTC time

Question

I have a time with string type like: \"2015-01-05 17:00\" and ZoneId is \"Australia/Sydney\".

How can I convert this time info

Answer 1

   **// Refactored Logic**     

        ZoneId australia = ZoneId.of("Australia/Sydney");
        ZoneId utcZoneID= ZoneId.of("Etc/UTC");
        String ausTime = "2015-01-05 17:00";
        DateTimeFormatter formatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm");

        //converting in datetime of java8
        LocalDateTime ausDateAndTime = LocalDateTime.parse(ausTime, formatter);

        // DateTime With Zone
        ZonedDateTime utcDateAndTime = ausDateAndTime.atZone(utcZoneID);
        // output - 2015-01-05T17:00Z[Etc/UTC]

        // With Formating DateTime
        String utcDateTime = utcDateAndTime.format(formatter);
        // output - 2015-01-05 17:00