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JavaScript getTimezoneOffset () method

Date Object Reference JavaScript Date Object

Examples

Returns the difference between GMT and local time:

var d = new Date()
var n = d.getTimezoneOffset();

n output:


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Definition and Usage

getTimezoneOffset () method returns the offset from Greenwich Mean Time and local time, in minutes.

For example, if the time zone is GMT + 2, returns -120.

Note: Due tothe use of the practice of daylight saving time, the return value is not a constant of the process.

Tip: Coordinated Universal Time, also known as the unified world time, Universal Time, Coordinated Universal Time, abbreviated UTC (Universal Coordinated Time).

Note: UTC time is the GMT (Greenwich Mean) time.


Browser Support

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All major browsers support getTimezoneOffset () method


grammar

Date.getTimezoneOffset()

return value

类型 描述
Number 本地时间与 GMT 时间之间的时间差,以分钟为单位。

technical details

JavaScript version: 1.0


Date Object Reference JavaScript Date Object