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Question
This document describes how to change the LOCALE (Language and Country) and TIMEZONE for an IBM Technology for Java™ (IT4J) VM on the IBM i.
Answer
The default time zone, language, and country used by the IBM Technology for Java™ (IT4J) VM can be changed by setting the "user.timezone", "user.language", and "user.country" Java™ properties.
NOTE: The "user.language" and "user.country" properties make up the LOCALE used by the IT4J. You can include the Java™ properties in the /QIBM/UserData/Java400/SystemDefault.properties file to change these properties system-wide for all JVMs on the IBM i. The SystemDefault.properties file must have a CCSID of 819 or 1252.
NOTE: The "user.language" and "user.country" properties make up the LOCALE used by the IT4J. You can include the Java™ properties in the /QIBM/UserData/Java400/SystemDefault.properties file to change these properties system-wide for all JVMs on the IBM i. The SystemDefault.properties file must have a CCSID of 819 or 1252.
user.timezone
Java Property:
user.timezone=America/Chicago
(This will set the time zone to the US Central Time Zone)
JVM Argument:
-Duser.timezone=America/New_York
(This will set the time zone to the US Eastern Time Zone)
Some examples of supported time zone values are listed here.- NOTE: Use the "Alternate Name" as the value for the "user.timezone" property.
user.language
Java Property:
user.language=es
(This will set the language to Spanish)JVM Argument:
-Duser.language=de
(This will set the language to German)
user.country
Java Property:
user.country=CA
(This will set the country to Canada)
JVM Argument:
-Duser.country=DE
(This will set the country to Germany)
More information on the "user.language" and "user.country" Java™ properties and values can be found here.
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18 December 2019
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