Java 8 LocalDateTime has different results

Question

I am trying to update some code to use Java 8\'s feature for parsing multiple date formats. my local time on my box is set to UTC-11.

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Answer 1

As soon as you parse your date string into a LocalDateTime the zone offset is lost because LocalDateTime does not hold any time zone or offset information. When you format the LocalDateTime to a string again, you'll only have the time as it was parsed without offset.

The Documentation of LocalDateTime clearly explains this:

This class does not store or represent a time-zone. Instead, it is a description of the date, as used for birthdays, combined with the local time as seen on a wall clock. It cannot represent an instant on the time-line without additional information such as an offset or time-zone.

You should consider using OffsetDateTime or ZonedDateTime.