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016
017package org.springframework.context.i18n;
018
019import java.util.TimeZone;
020
021/**
022 * Extension of {@link LocaleContext}, adding awareness of the current time zone.
023 *
024 * <p>Having this variant of LocaleContext set to {@link LocaleContextHolder} means
025 * that some TimeZone-aware infrastructure has been configured, even if it may not
026 * be able to produce a non-null TimeZone at the moment.
027 *
028 * @author Juergen Hoeller
029 * @author Nicholas Williams
030 * @since 4.0
031 * @see LocaleContextHolder#getTimeZone()
032 */
033public interface TimeZoneAwareLocaleContext extends LocaleContext {
034
035        /**
036         * Return the current TimeZone, which can be fixed or determined dynamically,
037         * depending on the implementation strategy.
038         * @return the current TimeZone, or {@code null} if no specific TimeZone associated
039         */
040        TimeZone getTimeZone();
041
042}