[Javascript] Q on TimeZone

[Hassan Schroeder]

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. 
 
> Also, I need to create a new Date and define a GMT offset.

Not sure I understand "define a GMT offset" ... clarify?

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