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getTimezoneOffset() Method

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

Syntax

dateVar.getTimezoneOffset()

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
getYear() Method