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ZoneId is a class in the java.time package that represents a time zone. It identifies a specific region or offset used for translating a instant in time to a local date and time. Zone IDs are based on the IANA Time Zone Database, and ZoneId instances are immutable and thread-safe. The class provides both fixed-offset and region-based time zones, allowing applications to perform accurate date-time calculations across different locales.

A central feature is the static factory method ZoneId.of(String zoneId). This method returns the ZoneId corresponding to the given ID, such as "UTC", "Europe/Paris", or "America/New_York". If the string is not a valid or supported zone ID, the method throws a DateTimeException. ZoneId also offers other constructors and helpers, including ZoneId.systemDefault() to obtain the system’s default time zone and ZoneId.from(TemporalAccessor) to extract an ID from a temporal object.

ZoneId is commonly used with classes like ZonedDateTime and LocalDateTime to perform time calculations that respect time zone rules, including daylight saving time transitions. It allows conversions between different zones and offsets, enabling correct scheduling, storage, and display of date-time values in diverse regions. It is important to distinguish ZoneId from ZoneOffset, the latter representing a fixed offset from UTC without daylight saving considerations.

In practice, a common usage is ZoneId zone = ZoneId.of("America/New_York"); ZonedDateTime zdt = ZonedDateTime.now(zone); This captures both the regional rules and the current offset for the specified location.