Starboard Module Reference: time_zone.h
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Page Summary
The system's time zone information is accessible, providing the number of minutes west of the Greenwich Prime Meridian without Daylight Savings Time adjustments.
SbTimeZone is a typedef for an integer representing the time zone offset in minutes.
SbTimeZoneGetCurrent function retrieves the current system time zone offset in minutes.
SbTimeZoneGetName function retrieves a string representation of the current time zone in IANA format, such as 'America/New_York'.
Provides access to the system time zone information.
Typedefs
SbTimeZone
The number of minutes west of the Greenwich Prime Meridian, NOT including
Daylight Savings Time adjustments.
For example: America/Los_Angeles is 480 minutes (28800 seconds, 8 hours).
Definition
typedefintSbTimeZone
Functions
SbTimeZoneGetName
Gets a string representation of the current timezone in IANA format. Names typically
follow the AREA/LOCATION format, where AREA is a continent or ocean, and
LOCATION is a specific location within that area (for example, 'Africa/Cairo',
'America/New_York', or 'Pacific/Honolulu').
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