DateTimeZone.getDefault() returning incorrect value about joda-time

[jodastephen]

Joda-Time DateTimeZone.getDefault() should be the same as TimeZone.getDefault(). If they are not, there is a Joda-Time point to look into. Otherwise, its a question of why the JDK is picking up the wrong time-zone.

If you can, the best approach is probably to debug using breakpoints (bearing in mind I can't reproduce this).

[manogna89t]

Thank you for the reply. I will check the TImeZone.getDefault() and will let you know.
If I understand this right, the DateTimeZone.getDefault() will first get the user.timezone and then look for the JDK timezone if it does not find it, correct?

[jodastephen]

You can read the code here

[snehil]

I am working with Manogna89t on the same issue, and this is what I have found out:

The system timezone is set to the following:
The system timezone is set to the following: UTC -6:00 Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey

while debugging, the following values are noticed:
DateTimeZone.getDefault()= -06:00]
System.getProperty(user.timezone) -> GMT-06:00]
DateTimeZone.forTimeZone(TimeZone.getDefault())= -06:00

the getDefault() function returns the offset: " -06:00" instead of something like "America/Chicago"

Any thoughts on why the GMT offset would be returned instead of the String "America/Chicago"?

[jodastephen]

If you want to have a system/default time-zone of "America/Chicago" then set it using user.timezone of TimeZone.setDefault() or DateTimeZone.setDefault().