8316629: j.text.DateFormatSymbols setZoneStrings() exception is unhelpful

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Clean backport. This only changes the error string in DateFormatSymbols. Passes GHA.

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• JDK-8316629: j.text.DateFormatSymbols setZoneStrings() exception is unhelpful (Bug - P4 - Approved)

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/approval request The backport only adds a string message to the exception in j.text.DateFormatSymbols setZoneStrings(). Applies cleanly. Patched in JDK22 with no known bugs. Risk is low given the minor change.

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