AbstractDateField.setDateFormat to correctly handle timezone name

Vaadin 6 / 7 / 8
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Hi all,

Vaadin 8:
DateTimeField df = new DateTimeField();
df.setDateFormat(“dd MMM yyyy - hh:mm:ss a z”);

Vaadin 7:
PopupDateField df = new PopupDateField();
df.setDateFormat(“dd MMM yyyy - hh:mm:ss a z”);

Then select any date and time.

Expected output:
The value shown to the user ends with ‘CET’ (in my case)

Actual output:
The value shown to the user ends with ‘UTC+1’ (in my case)

Explanation:

The javadoc says: See SimpleDateFormat, and the below Java code prints something which ends with “CET” (in my case).
SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat(“dd MMM yyyy - hh:mm:ss a z”);
System.out.println(format.format(new Date()));

Appreciate your feedback.