How to convert the time(UTC) to EasternTime

[victorlizonglin]

In java code, I use 

 

        String dateStr = "08/14/2018 23:00";        SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm");        dateFormat.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));        Date dateTmp = dateFormat.parse(dateStr);        DateFormat formatterUTC = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm");        formatterUTC.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("America/New_York"));        System.out.println(formatterUTC.format(dateTmp));[/code]

It is works perfectly to convert a time to EsternTime, but how could I do the same thing on JasperReport? I create some variables for that like "new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm").setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"))" but the return type is void which mean I cant use that in expression.

Anyone know how to deal with that? I appricate it

[victorlizonglin]

OK, nobody answer that, then I found the solution.

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Step 1: Create the Parameter1, the class is "java.text.DateFormat"

 $P{REPORT_FORMAT_FACTORY}.createDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm",$P{REPORT_LOCALE}, TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"))[/code]

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Step 2: Create the Parameter2, the class is "java.text.DateFormat"

$P{REPORT_FORMAT_FACTORY}.createDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm",$P{REPORT_LOCALE}, TimeZone.getTimeZone("America/New_York"))[/code]

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Step 3: Create the variable, the class is "java.util.Date"

$P{Parameter1}.parse($F{dateStr}.toString())[/code]

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Step 4: Modified the detail you want to show in table or report

$P{Parameter2}.format($V{variable})[/code]

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Then you got the date.

[riodavid]

Zonglin you are a genius.