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TimeZone Class Reference

TimeZone represents a time zone offset, and also figures out daylight savings. More...

#include <timezone.h>

Inheritance diagram for TimeZone::

UObject UMemory SimpleTimeZone List of all members.

Public Types

enum  EDisplayType { SHORT = 1, LONG }
 Enum for use with getDisplayName. More...


Public Methods

virtual ~TimeZone ()
virtual UBool operator== (const TimeZone &that) const
 Returns true if the two TimeZones are equal. More...

UBool operator!= (const TimeZone &that) const
 Returns true if the two TimeZones are NOT equal; that is, if operator==() returns false. More...

virtual int32_t getOffset (uint8_t era, int32_t year, int32_t month, int32_t day, uint8_t dayOfWeek, int32_t millis, UErrorCode &status) const=0
 Returns the TimeZone's adjusted GMT offset (i.e., the number of milliseconds to add to GMT to get local time in this time zone, taking daylight savings time into account) as of a particular reference date. More...

virtual int32_t getOffset (uint8_t era, int32_t year, int32_t month, int32_t day, uint8_t dayOfWeek, int32_t milliseconds, int32_t monthLength, UErrorCode &status) const=0
 Gets the time zone offset, for current date, modified in case of daylight savings. More...

virtual void getOffset (UDate date, UBool local, int32_t &rawOffset, int32_t &dstOffset, UErrorCode &ec) const
 Returns the time zone raw and GMT offset for the given moment in time. More...

virtual void setRawOffset (int32_t offsetMillis)=0
 Sets the TimeZone's raw GMT offset (i.e., the number of milliseconds to add to GMT to get local time, before taking daylight savings time into account). More...

virtual int32_t getRawOffset (void) const=0
 Returns the TimeZone's raw GMT offset (i.e., the number of milliseconds to add to GMT to get local time, before taking daylight savings time into account). More...

UnicodeStringgetID (UnicodeString &ID) const
 Fills in "ID" with the TimeZone's ID. More...

void setID (const UnicodeString &ID)
 Sets the TimeZone's ID to the specified value. More...

UnicodeStringgetDisplayName (UnicodeString &result) const
 Returns a name of this time zone suitable for presentation to the user in the default locale. More...

UnicodeStringgetDisplayName (const Locale &locale, UnicodeString &result) const
 Returns a name of this time zone suitable for presentation to the user in the specified locale. More...

UnicodeStringgetDisplayName (UBool daylight, EDisplayType style, UnicodeString &result) const
 Returns a name of this time zone suitable for presentation to the user in the default locale. More...

UnicodeStringgetDisplayName (UBool daylight, EDisplayType style, const Locale &locale, UnicodeString &result) const
 Returns a name of this time zone suitable for presentation to the user in the specified locale. More...

virtual UBool useDaylightTime (void) const=0
 Queries if this time zone uses daylight savings time. More...

virtual UBool inDaylightTime (UDate date, UErrorCode &status) const=0
 Queries if the given date is in daylight savings time in this time zone. More...

virtual UBool hasSameRules (const TimeZone &other) const
 Returns true if this zone has the same rule and offset as another zone. More...

virtual TimeZone * clone (void) const=0
 Clones TimeZone objects polymorphically. More...

virtual UClassID getDynamicClassID (void) const=0
 Returns a unique class ID POLYMORPHICALLY. More...


Static Public Methods

const TimeZone * getGMT (void)
 The GMT time zone has a raw offset of zero and does not use daylight savings time. More...

TimeZone * createTimeZone (const UnicodeString &ID)
 Creates a TimeZone for the given ID. More...

StringEnumerationcreateEnumeration ()
 Returns an enumeration over all recognized time zone IDs. More...

StringEnumerationcreateEnumeration (int32_t rawOffset)
 Returns an enumeration over time zone IDs with a given raw offset from GMT. More...

StringEnumerationcreateEnumeration (const char *country)
 Returns an enumeration over time zone IDs associated with the given country. More...

int32_t countEquivalentIDs (const UnicodeString &id)
 Returns the number of IDs in the equivalency group that includes the given ID. More...

const UnicodeString getEquivalentID (const UnicodeString &id, int32_t index)
 Returns an ID in the equivalency group that includes the given ID. More...

TimeZone * createDefault (void)
 Creates a new copy of the default TimeZone for this host. More...

void adoptDefault (TimeZone *zone)
 Sets the default time zone (i.e., what's returned by getDefault()) to be the specified time zone. More...

void setDefault (const TimeZone &zone)
 Same as adoptDefault(), except that the TimeZone object passed in is NOT adopted; the caller remains responsible for deleting it. More...


Protected Methods

 TimeZone ()
 Default constructor. More...

 TimeZone (const UnicodeString &id)
 Construct a timezone with a given ID. More...

 TimeZone (const TimeZone &source)
 Copy constructor. More...

TimeZone & operator= (const TimeZone &right)
 Default assignment operator. More...


Static Protected Methods

UResourceBundleloadRule (const UResourceBundle *top, const UnicodeString &ruleid, UResourceBundle *oldbundle, UErrorCode &status)
 Utility function. More...


Static Private Methods

TimeZone * createCustomTimeZone (const UnicodeString &)
void initDefault (void)
 Responsible for setting up DEFAULT_ZONE. More...

TimeZone * createSystemTimeZone (const UnicodeString &name)
 Lookup the given name in our system zone table. More...


Private Attributes

UnicodeString fID

Detailed Description

TimeZone represents a time zone offset, and also figures out daylight savings.

Typically, you get a TimeZone using createDefault which creates a TimeZone based on the time zone where the program is running. For example, for a program running in Japan, createDefault creates a TimeZone object based on Japanese Standard Time.

You can also get a TimeZone using createTimeZone along with a time zone ID. For instance, the time zone ID for the Pacific Standard Time zone is "PST". So, you can get a PST TimeZone object with:

 TimeZone *tz = TimeZone::createTimeZone("PST");
 
You can use getAvailableIDs method to iterate through all the supported time zone IDs. You can then choose a supported ID to get a TimeZone. If the time zone you want is not represented by one of the supported IDs, then you can create a custom time zone ID with the following syntax:

 GMT[+|-]hh[[:]mm]
 

For example, you might specify GMT+14:00 as a custom time zone ID. The TimeZone that is returned when you specify a custom time zone ID does not include daylight savings time.

TimeZone is an abstract class representing a time zone. A TimeZone is needed for Calendar to produce local time for a particular time zone. A TimeZone comprises three basic pieces of information:

(Only the ID is actually implemented in TimeZone; subclasses of TimeZone may handle daylight savings time and GMT offset in different ways. Currently we only have one TimeZone subclass: SimpleTimeZone.)

The TimeZone class contains a static list containing a TimeZone object for every combination of GMT offset and daylight-savings time rules currently in use in the world, each with a unique ID. Each ID consists of a region (usually a continent or ocean) and a city in that region, separated by a slash, (for example, Pacific Standard Time is "America/Los_Angeles.") Because older versions of this class used three- or four-letter abbreviations instead, there is also a table that maps the older abbreviations to the newer ones (for example, "PST" maps to "America/LosAngeles"). Anywhere the API requires an ID, you can use either form.

To create a new TimeZone, you call the factory function TimeZone::createTimeZone() and pass it a time zone ID. You can use the createEnumeration() function to obtain a list of all the time zone IDs recognized by createTimeZone().

You can also use TimeZone::createDefault() to create a TimeZone. This function uses platform-specific APIs to produce a TimeZone for the time zone corresponding to the client's computer's physical location. For example, if you're in Japan (assuming your machine is set up correctly), TimeZone::createDefault() will return a TimeZone for Japanese Standard Time ("Asia/Tokyo").

Definition at line 113 of file timezone.h.


Member Enumeration Documentation

enum TimeZone::EDisplayType
 

Enum for use with getDisplayName.

Draft:
This API has been introduced in ICU 2.4. It is still in draft state and may be modified in a future release.
Enumeration values:
SHORT  Selector for short display name.

Draft:
This API has been introduced in ICU 2.4. It is still in draft state and may be modified in a future release.
LONG  Selector for long display name.

Draft:
This API has been introduced in ICU 2.4. It is still in draft state and may be modified in a future release.

Definition at line 464 of file timezone.h.


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

virtual TimeZone::~TimeZone   [virtual]
 

Stable:
ICU 2.0

TimeZone::TimeZone   [protected]
 

Default constructor.

ID is initialized to the empty string.

Stable:
ICU 2.0

TimeZone::TimeZone const UnicodeString   id [protected]
 

Construct a timezone with a given ID.

Parameters:
id  a system time zone ID
Stable:
ICU 2.0

TimeZone::TimeZone const TimeZone &    source [protected]
 

Copy constructor.

Parameters:
source  the object to be copied.
Stable:
ICU 2.0


Member Function Documentation

void TimeZone::adoptDefault TimeZone *    zone [static]
 

Sets the default time zone (i.e., what's returned by getDefault()) to be the specified time zone.

If NULL is specified for the time zone, the default time zone is set to the default host time zone. This call adopts the TimeZone object passed in; the clent is no longer responsible for deleting it.

Parameters:
zone  A pointer to the new TimeZone object to use as the default.
Stable:
ICU 2.0

virtual TimeZone* TimeZone::clone void    const [pure virtual]
 

Clones TimeZone objects polymorphically.

Clients are responsible for deleting the TimeZone object cloned.

Returns:
A new copy of this TimeZone object.
Stable:
ICU 2.0

Reimplemented in SimpleTimeZone.

int32_t TimeZone::countEquivalentIDs const UnicodeString   id [static]
 

Returns the number of IDs in the equivalency group that includes the given ID.

An equivalency group contains zones that have the same GMT offset and rules.

The returned count includes the given ID; it is always >= 1. The given ID must be a system time zone. If it is not, returns zero.

Parameters:
id  a system time zone ID
Returns:
the number of zones in the equivalency group containing 'id', or zero if 'id' is not a valid system ID
See also:
getEquivalentID
Stable:
ICU 2.0

TimeZone* TimeZone::createCustomTimeZone const UnicodeString   [static, private]
 

TimeZone* TimeZone::createDefault void    [static]
 

Creates a new copy of the default TimeZone for this host.

Unless the default time zone has already been set using adoptDefault() or setDefault(), the default is determined by querying the system using methods in TPlatformUtilities. If the system routines fail, or if they specify a TimeZone or TimeZone offset which is not recognized, the TimeZone indicated by the ID kLastResortID is instantiated and made the default.

Returns:
A default TimeZone. Clients are responsible for deleting the time zone object returned.
Stable:
ICU 2.0

StringEnumeration* TimeZone::createEnumeration const char *    country [static]
 

Returns an enumeration over time zone IDs associated with the given country.

Some zones are affiliated with no country (e.g., "UTC"); these may also be retrieved, as a group.

Parameters:
country  The ISO 3166 two-letter country code, or NULL to retrieve zones not affiliated with any country.
Returns:
an enumeration object, owned by the caller
Draft:
This API has been introduced in ICU 2.4. It is still in draft state and may be modified in a future release.

StringEnumeration* TimeZone::createEnumeration int32_t    rawOffset [static]
 

Returns an enumeration over time zone IDs with a given raw offset from GMT.

There may be several times zones with the same GMT offset that differ in the way they handle daylight savings time. For example, the state of Arizona doesn't observe daylight savings time. If you ask for the time zone IDs corresponding to GMT-7:00, you'll get back an enumeration over two time zone IDs: "America/Denver," which corresponds to Mountain Standard Time in the winter and Mountain Daylight Time in the summer, and "America/Phoenix", which corresponds to Mountain Standard Time year-round, even in the summer.

Parameters:
rawOffset  an offset from GMT in milliseconds, ignoring the effect of daylight savings time, if any
Returns:
an enumeration object, owned by the caller
Draft:
This API has been introduced in ICU 2.4. It is still in draft state and may be modified in a future release.

StringEnumeration* TimeZone::createEnumeration   [static]
 

Returns an enumeration over all recognized time zone IDs.

(i.e., all strings that createTimeZone() accepts)

Returns:
an enumeration object, owned by the caller.
Draft:
This API has been introduced in ICU 2.4. It is still in draft state and may be modified in a future release.

TimeZone* TimeZone::createSystemTimeZone const UnicodeString   name [static, private]
 

Lookup the given name in our system zone table.

If found, instantiate a new zone of that name and return it. If not found, return 0.

Parameters:
name  tthe given name of a system time zone.
Returns:
the timezone indicated by the 'name'.

TimeZone* TimeZone::createTimeZone const UnicodeString   ID [static]
 

Creates a TimeZone for the given ID.

Parameters:
ID  the ID for a TimeZone, either an abbreviation such as "PST", a full name such as "America/Los_Angeles", or a custom ID such as "GMT-8:00".
Returns:
the specified TimeZone, or the GMT zone if the given ID cannot be understood. Return result guaranteed to be non-null. If you require that the specific zone asked for be returned, check the ID of the return result.
Stable:
ICU 2.0

UnicodeString& TimeZone::getDisplayName UBool    daylight,
EDisplayType    style,
const Locale   locale,
UnicodeString   result
const
 

Returns a name of this time zone suitable for presentation to the user in the specified locale.

If the display name is not available for the locale, then this method returns a string in the format GMT[+-]hh:mm.

Parameters:
daylight  if true, return the daylight savings name.
style  either LONG or SHORT
locale  the locale in which to supply the display name.
result  the human-readable name of this time zone in the given locale or in the default locale if the given locale is not recognized.
Returns:
A refence to 'result'.
Stable:
ICU 2.0

UnicodeString& TimeZone::getDisplayName UBool    daylight,
EDisplayType    style,
UnicodeString   result
const
 

Returns a name of this time zone suitable for presentation to the user in the default locale.

If the display name is not available for the locale, then this method returns a string in the format GMT[+-]hh:mm.

Parameters:
daylight  if true, return the daylight savings name.
style  either LONG or SHORT
result  the human-readable name of this time zone in the default locale.
Returns:
A reference to 'result'.
Stable:
ICU 2.0

UnicodeString& TimeZone::getDisplayName const Locale   locale,
UnicodeString   result
const
 

Returns a name of this time zone suitable for presentation to the user in the specified locale.

This method returns the long name, not including daylight savings. If the display name is not available for the locale, then this method returns a string in the format GMT[+-]hh:mm.

Parameters:
locale  the locale in which to supply the display name.
result  the human-readable name of this time zone in the given locale or in the default locale if the given locale is not recognized.
Returns:
A reference to 'result'.
Stable:
ICU 2.0

UnicodeString& TimeZone::getDisplayName UnicodeString   result const
 

Returns a name of this time zone suitable for presentation to the user in the default locale.

This method returns the long name, not including daylight savings. If the display name is not available for the locale, then this method returns a string in the format GMT[+-]hh:mm.

Parameters:
result  the human-readable name of this time zone in the default locale.
Returns:
A reference to 'result'.
Stable:
ICU 2.0

virtual UClassID TimeZone::getDynamicClassID void    const [pure virtual]
 

Returns a unique class ID POLYMORPHICALLY.

Pure virtual method. This method is to implement a simple version of RTTI, since not all C++ compilers support genuine RTTI. Polymorphic operator==() and clone() methods call this method.

Concrete subclasses of TimeZone must implement getDynamicClassID() and also a static method and data member:

 .     static UClassID getStaticClassID() { return (UClassID)&fgClassID; }
 .     static char fgClassID;
 
Returns:
The class ID for this object. All objects of a given class have the same class ID. Objects of other classes have different class IDs.
Stable:
ICU 2.0

Reimplemented from UObject.

Reimplemented in SimpleTimeZone.

const UnicodeString TimeZone::getEquivalentID const UnicodeString   id,
int32_t    index
[static]
 

Returns an ID in the equivalency group that includes the given ID.

An equivalency group contains zones that have the same GMT offset and rules.

The given index must be in the range 0..n-1, where n is the value returned by countEquivalentIDs(id). For some value of 'index', the returned value will be equal to the given id. If the given id is not a valid system time zone, or if 'index' is out of range, then returns an empty string.

Parameters:
id  a system time zone ID
index  a value from 0 to n-1, where n is the value returned by countEquivalentIDs(id)
Returns:
the ID of the index-th zone in the equivalency group containing 'id', or an empty string if 'id' is not a valid system ID or 'index' is out of range
See also:
countEquivalentIDs
Stable:
ICU 2.0

const TimeZone* TimeZone::getGMT void    [static]
 

The GMT time zone has a raw offset of zero and does not use daylight savings time.

This is a commonly used time zone.

Returns:
the GMT time zone.
Stable:
ICU 2.0

UnicodeString & TimeZone::getID UnicodeString   ID const [inline]
 

Fills in "ID" with the TimeZone's ID.

Parameters:
ID  Receives this TimeZone's ID.
Returns:
A reference to 'ID'
Stable:
ICU 2.0

Definition at line 661 of file timezone.h.

virtual void TimeZone::getOffset UDate    date,
UBool    local,
int32_t &    rawOffsetRef,
int32_t &    dstOffsetRef,
UErrorCode   ec
const [virtual]
 

Returns the time zone raw and GMT offset for the given moment in time.

Upon return, local-millis = GMT-millis + rawOffset + dstOffset. All computations are performed in the proleptic Gregorian calendar. The default implementation in the TimeZone class delegates to the 8-argument getOffset().

Parameters:
date  moment in time for which to return offsets, in units of milliseconds from January 1, 1970 0:00 GMT, either GMT time or local wall time, depending on `local'.
local  if true, `date' is local wall time; otherwise it is in GMT time.
rawOffset  output parameter to receive the raw offset, that is, the offset not including DST adjustments
dstOffset  output parameter to receive the DST offset, that is, the offset to be added to `rawOffset' to obtain the total offset between local and GMT time. If DST is not in effect, this value is zero; otherwise it is a positive value, typically one hour.
ec  input-output error code
Draft:
This API has been introduced in ICU 2.8. It is still in draft state and may be modified in a future release.

Reimplemented in SimpleTimeZone.

virtual int32_t TimeZone::getOffset uint8_t    era,
int32_t    year,
int32_t    month,
int32_t    day,
uint8_t    dayOfWeek,
int32_t    milliseconds,
int32_t    monthLength,
UErrorCode   status
const [pure virtual]
 

Gets the time zone offset, for current date, modified in case of daylight savings.

This is the offset to add *to* UTC to get local time.

Note: Don't call this method. Instead, call the getOffset(UDate...) overload, which returns both the raw and the DST offset for a given time. This method is retained only for backward compatibility.

Parameters:
era  the era of the given date.
year  the year in the given date.
month  the month in the given date. Month is 0-based. e.g., 0 for January.
day  the day-in-month of the given date.
dayOfWeek  the day-of-week of the given date.
milliseconds  the millis in day in standard local time.
monthLength  the length of the given month in days.
status  Output param to filled in with a success or an error.
Returns:
the offset to add *to* GMT to get local time.
Stable:
ICU 2.0

Reimplemented in SimpleTimeZone.

virtual int32_t TimeZone::getOffset uint8_t    era,
int32_t    year,
int32_t    month,
int32_t    day,
uint8_t    dayOfWeek,
int32_t    millis,
UErrorCode   status
const [pure virtual]
 

Returns the TimeZone's adjusted GMT offset (i.e., the number of milliseconds to add to GMT to get local time in this time zone, taking daylight savings time into account) as of a particular reference date.

The reference date is used to determine whether daylight savings time is in effect and needs to be figured into the offset that is returned (in other words, what is the adjusted GMT offset in this time zone at this particular date and time?). For the time zones produced by createTimeZone(), the reference data is specified according to the Gregorian calendar, and the date and time fields are local standard time.

Note: Don't call this method. Instead, call the getOffset(UDate...) overload, which returns both the raw and the DST offset for a given time. This method is retained only for backward compatibility.

Parameters:
era  The reference date's era
year  The reference date's year
month  The reference date's month (0-based; 0 is January)
day  The reference date's day-in-month (1-based)
dayOfWeek  The reference date's day-of-week (1-based; 1 is Sunday)
millis  The reference date's milliseconds in day, local standard time
status  Output param to filled in with a success or an error.
Returns:
The offset in milliseconds to add to GMT to get local time.
Stable:
ICU 2.0

Reimplemented in SimpleTimeZone.

Referenced by SimpleTimeZone::getOffset().

virtual int32_t TimeZone::getRawOffset void    const [pure virtual]
 

Returns the TimeZone's raw GMT offset (i.e., the number of milliseconds to add to GMT to get local time, before taking daylight savings time into account).

Returns:
The TimeZone's raw GMT offset.
Stable:
ICU 2.0

Reimplemented in SimpleTimeZone.

virtual UBool TimeZone::hasSameRules const TimeZone &    other const [virtual]
 

Returns true if this zone has the same rule and offset as another zone.

That is, if this zone differs only in ID, if at all.

Parameters:
other  the TimeZone object to be compared with
Returns:
true if the given zone is the same as this one, with the possible exception of the ID
Stable:
ICU 2.0

Reimplemented in SimpleTimeZone.

virtual UBool TimeZone::inDaylightTime UDate    date,
UErrorCode   status
const [pure virtual]
 

Queries if the given date is in daylight savings time in this time zone.

This method is wasteful since it creates a new GregorianCalendar and deletes it each time it is called. This is a deprecated method and provided only for Java compatibility.

Parameters:
date  the given UDate.
status  Output param filled in with success/error code.
Returns:
true if the given date is in daylight savings time, false, otherwise.
Deprecated:
ICU 2.4. Use Calendar::inDaylightTime() instead.

Reimplemented in SimpleTimeZone.

void TimeZone::initDefault void    [static, private]
 

Responsible for setting up DEFAULT_ZONE.

Uses routines in TPlatformUtilities (i.e., platform-specific calls) to get the current system time zone. Failing that, uses the platform-specific default time zone. Failing that, uses GMT.

UResourceBundle* TimeZone::loadRule const UResourceBundle   top,
const UnicodeString   ruleid,
UResourceBundle   oldbundle,
UErrorCode   status
[static, protected]
 

Utility function.

For internally loading rule data.

Parameters:
top  Top resource bundle for tz data
ruleid  ID of rule to load
oldbundle  Old bundle to reuse or NULL
status  Status parameter
Returns:
either a new bundle or *oldbundle
Internal:
For internal use only.

UBool TimeZone::operator!= const TimeZone &    that const [inline]
 

Returns true if the two TimeZones are NOT equal; that is, if operator==() returns false.

Parameters:
that  The TimeZone object to be compared with.
Returns:
True if the given TimeZone is not equal to this TimeZone; false otherwise.
Stable:
ICU 2.0

Definition at line 339 of file timezone.h.

TimeZone& TimeZone::operator= const TimeZone &    right [protected]
 

Default assignment operator.

Parameters:
right  the object to be copied.
Stable:
ICU 2.0

virtual UBool TimeZone::operator== const TimeZone &    that const [virtual]
 

Returns true if the two TimeZones are equal.

(The TimeZone version only compares IDs, but subclasses are expected to also compare the fields they add.)

Parameters:
that  The TimeZone object to be compared with.
Returns:
True if the given TimeZone is equal to this TimeZone; false otherwise.
Stable:
ICU 2.0

Reimplemented in SimpleTimeZone.

void TimeZone::setDefault const TimeZone &    zone [static]
 

Same as adoptDefault(), except that the TimeZone object passed in is NOT adopted; the caller remains responsible for deleting it.

Parameters:
zone  The given timezone.
System:

void TimeZone::setID const UnicodeString   ID [inline]
 

Sets the TimeZone's ID to the specified value.

This doesn't affect any other fields (for example, if you say< blockquote>

 .     TimeZone* foo = TimeZone::createTimeZone("America/New_York");
 .     foo.setID("America/Los_Angeles");
 
the time zone's GMT offset and daylight-savings rules don't change to those for Los Angeles. They're still those for New York. Only the ID has changed.)
Parameters:
ID  The new timezone ID.
Stable:
ICU 2.0

Definition at line 670 of file timezone.h.

virtual void TimeZone::setRawOffset int32_t    offsetMillis [pure virtual]
 

Sets the TimeZone's raw GMT offset (i.e., the number of milliseconds to add to GMT to get local time, before taking daylight savings time into account).

Parameters:
offsetMillis  The new raw GMT offset for this time zone.
Stable:
ICU 2.0

Reimplemented in SimpleTimeZone.

virtual UBool TimeZone::useDaylightTime void    const [pure virtual]
 

Queries if this time zone uses daylight savings time.

Returns:
true if this time zone uses daylight savings time, false, otherwise.
Stable:
ICU 2.0

Reimplemented in SimpleTimeZone.


Member Data Documentation

UnicodeString TimeZone::fID [private]
 

Definition at line 654 of file timezone.h.


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