system.date.getTimezoneOffset
Description
Returns the current timezone's offset versus UTC for a given instant, taking Daylight Savings Time into account.
Syntax
system.date. getTimezoneOffset([date] )
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Parameters
Date date- The instant in time for which to calculate the offset. Uses now() if omitted. [optional]
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Returns
Double - The timezone offset compared to UTC, in hours.
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Scope
All
Code Examples
Code Snippet
#This example will give the timezone offset using the date February 22, 2017
#and the computers current timezone.
date
=
system.date.getDate(
2017
,
1
,
22
)
print
system.date.getTimezoneOffset(date)
# returns -8.0 (if you are in Pacific Daylight Time)