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Asked: 2026-06-05T20:10:59+00:00

In my Postgresql database, I have a timestamp without time zone with this value

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In my Postgresql database, I have a timestamp without time zone with this value : "2012-06-15 17:49:46.423" (default datatype used by Hibernate).

If I format with SimpleDateFormat and this pattern "EEEE dd MMMM yyyy", SimpleDateFormat#format returns “jeudi 14 juin 2012”.

Why the result is not “vendredi 15 juin 2012” ?

French to English translation for non-french spoken :

"jeudi 14 juin 2012"    => "Thursday 14th of June 2012"
"vendredi 15 juin 2012" => "Friday 15th of June 2012"

Hibernate 3.6.8.Final
JSF 2.0
JBoss 5.1.0.GA
Java 6

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  1. Editorial Team

    After searching, it turns out that I had two main options. Either I set the time zone through Hibernate or JSF.

    Option 1 : Hibernate
    I could change access type to Property. So in the setter, I would adjust the timestamp value to the right time zone. Another solution would be to create a custom Hibernate User Type.

    Full details with code here : Mapping Dates and Time Zones with Hibernate, Part 2: Few Solutions

    Option 2 : JSF
    Last option, I either create a custom converter in JSF or more simply, I use the timeZone attribute of f:convertDateTime.

    This how I did it :

    <h:outputText value="#{row.date}">
    <f:convertDateTime pattern="EEEE dd MMMM yyyy" locale="fr_FR" type="date" timeZone="Europe/Paris" />
</h:outputText>

    All my dates are correct now !

    Source (in french) : Comment utiliser le timezone du compensant JSF convertDateTime

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