[Javascript] Q on TimeZone
Walter Torres
walter at braverock.com
Wed Sep 12 09:59:54 CDT 2001
On Tue, 11 Sep 2001, Hassan Schroeder wrote:
> Walter Torres wrote:
>
> > I live in Chicago, it is minus 6 hours from GMT.
> >
> > But this...
> >
> > var mine = new Date();
> > var TZmine = mine.getTimezoneOffset();
> >
> > returns
> >
> > 300 // which is 5 hours
> >
> > Shouldn't this be negative 6?
>
> nope, the TimezoneOffset is the difference in minutes between
> local time and GMT; for you, GMT is "later" and therefore its
> value is a larger (positive) number of minutes.
I understand that it return minutes.
So, if I set my time for Moscow, will that give me negative?
I need to convert what this method returns into a real hours from GMT.
That mean minus for Western Hemisphere.
> > Also, I need to create a new Date and define a GMT offset.
>
> Not sure I understand "define a GMT offset" ... clarify?
Be glad to clarify...
I have a database that contains timestamps, and GMT offsets.
I want to convert these values into Date Objects.
Thanks
Walter
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