GetTimezoneInfo

Retrieves a struct of information about the timezone

Method Signature

GetTimezoneInfo(timezone=[string], locale=[string])

Arguments

Argument
Type
Required
Description
Default

timezone

string

false

optional, a specific timezone to retrieve information on

locale

string

false

optional, a specific locale for language output of the timezone name fields

Examples

Output timezone information

This example shows the use of GetTimeZoneInfo

<bx:output>
The local date and time are #now()#.
</bx:output>
<bx:set info = GetTimeZoneInfo() >
<bx:output>
<p>Total offset in seconds is #info.UTCTOTALOFFSET#.</p>
<p>Offset in hours is #info.UTCHOUROFFSET#.</p>
<p>Offset in minutes minus the offset in hours is #info.UTCMINUTEOFFSET#.</p>
<p>Is Daylight Savings Time in effect? #info.ISDSTON#.</p>
</bx:output>

Get Hawaii timezone information in German

Shows the use of getTimeZoneInfo for a known / specific timezone with German locale.

<bx:script>
	var tz = getTimeZoneInfo( "US/Hawaii", "de-DE" );
</bx:script>

Additional Examples

Run Example

dump( GetTimeZoneInfo() );

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