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getTimezoneOffset() Method

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This method returns the difference, in minutes, between Greenwich Mean Time and local time.

Syntax

dateVar.getTimezoneOffset()

Parameter	Description
Not applicable

Returns

The difference, in minutes, between Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and local time.

Example

This example calculates the difference from Greenwich Mean Time in hours, of your location, based on the setting in the Windows Control Panel.

var aDate = new Date();
var hourDifference = Math.round(aDate.getTimezoneOffset() / 60);
TheApplication().RaiseErrorText("Your time zone is " +
      hourDifference + " hours from GMT.");

See Also

GetDate() Method, getDay() Method, getFullYear() Method, getHours() Method, getMinutes() Method, getMonth() Method, getSeconds() Method, getTime() Method, and getYear() Method

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