Date > Date.getTimezoneOffset

Date.getTimezoneOffset

Syntax

mydate.getTimezoneOffset();

Arguments

None.

Description

Method; returns the difference, in minutes, between the computer's local time and the universal time.

Player

Flash 5 or later.

Example

The following example returns the difference between the local daylight-saving time for San Francisco and the universal time. Daylight-savings time is factored into the returned result only if the date defined in the Date object is during the daylight-savings time.

new Date().getTimezoneOffset();

The result is as follows:

420 (7 hours * 60 minutes/hour = 420 minutes)