DateTime::getOffset
(PHP 5 >= 5.2.0)
DateTime::getOffset — Returns the timezone offset
Description
Object oriented style
public int DateTime::getOffset
( void
)
Procedural style
Returns the timezone offset.
Parameters
- object
-
Procedural style only: A DateTime object returned by date_create()
Return Values
Returns the timezone offset in seconds from UTC on success or FALSE on failure.
Examples
Example #1 DateTime::getOffset() example
Object oriented style
<?php
$winter = new DateTime('2010-12-21', new DateTimeZone('America/New_York'));
$summer = new DateTime('2008-06-21', new DateTimeZone('America/New_York'));
echo $winter->getOffset() . "\n";
echo $summer->getOffset() . "\n";
?>
Procedural style
<?php
$winter = date_create('2010-12-21', timezone_open('America/New_York'));
$summer = date_create('2008-06-21', timezone_open('America/New_York'));
echo $winter->getOffset() . "\n";
echo $summer->getOffset() . "\n";
?>
The above examples will output:
-18000 -14400
Note: -18000 = -5 hours, -14400 = -4 hours.