getTimezoneInfo

Gets local time zone information for the computer on which it
is called, relative to Universal Time Coordinated (UTC). UTC is
the mean solar time of the meridian of Greenwich, England.

getTimezoneInfo(text) → returns any

Argument Reference

timezone string
Required

Lucee Specify a timezone to return info from

locale string
Required

Lucee Locale used to format the output

Examples
Sample code invoking the getTimezoneInfo function

Output timezone information

This example shows the use of GetTimeZoneInfo

<cfoutput>
The local date and time are #now()#.
</cfoutput>
<cfset info = GetTimeZoneInfo()>
<cfoutput>
<p>Total offset in seconds is #info.utcTotalOffset#.</p>
<p>Offset in hours is #info.utcHourOffset#.</p>
<p>Offset in minutes minus the offset in hours is #info.utcMinuteOffset#.</p>
<p>Is Daylight Savings Time in effect? #info.isDSTOn#.</p>
</cfoutput>

Get Hawaii timezone information in German

Shows the use of getTimeZoneInfo for a known / specific timezone with German locale. This syntax is only supported in Lucee.

<cfscript>
var tz = getTimeZoneInfo("US/Hawaii", "de-DE");
</cfscript>

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