System.Time.timeZone.name property

2018-05-31

[ The Windows Gadget Platform/Sidebar is available for use in the operating systems specified in the Requirements section. It may be altered or unavailable in subsequent versions. ]

Gets the name for a time zone.

This property is read-only.

Syntax

strname = System.Time.timeZone.name

Property value

A String that receives the name.

Remarks

The value is derived from the registry key names at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Time Zones\....

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to get system time details based on selected time zone.

var oSelectedTimeZone = System.Time.currentTimeZone;

// Set the time zone details.
var sTimeZoneDetails = function() 
{
    var sDetails = "";
    sDetails += "Bias: " + oSelectedTimeZone.bias + "<hr />";
    sDetails += "Display Name: " + oSelectedTimeZone.displayName + "<hr />";
    sDetails += "DST Bias: " + oSelectedTimeZone.DSTBias + "<hr />";
    sDetails += "DST Date: " + oSelectedTimeZone.DSTDate + "<hr />";
    sDetails += "DST Display Name: " + oSelectedTimeZone.DSTDisplayName + "<hr />";
    sDetails += "Name: " + oSelectedTimeZone.name + "<hr />";
    sDetails += "Standard Bias: " + oSelectedTimeZone.standardBias + "<hr />";
    sDetails += "Standard Date: " + oSelectedTimeZone.standardDate + "<hr />";
    sDetails += "Standard Display Name: " + oSelectedTimeZone.standardDisplayName;
    return sDetails;
}

Requirements


Minimum supported client	Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]
End of client support	Windows 7
End of server support	Windows Server 2008
IDL	Sidebar.idl
DLL	Sidebar.Exe (version 1.00 or later)

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