UTC vs. GMT - Java vs. .Net

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Saar picture Saar · Nov 27, 2010 · Viewed 11.1k times · Source

In .Net UTC and GMT are not the same Difference between UTC and GMT Standard Time in .NET

Is it the same with Java? Does Java has the notion that GMT has DST changes while UTC doesnt?

Thanks!

Answer

pstanton picture pstanton · Jan 27, 2011

As the documentation explains, GMT is equivalent to UT and the difference between UT and UTC is "is an invisibly fine hair to split".

GMT and UTC will never have "Daylight Savings" or "Summer Time" applied to them.

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