TimeZone Class
[This documentation is for preview only, and is subject to change in later releases. Blank topics are included as placeholders.]
Represents a time zone.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System. . :: . .Object
System..::..TimeZone
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<SerializableAttribute> _
Public MustInherit Class TimeZone
[SerializableAttribute]
public abstract class TimeZone
[SerializableAttribute]
public ref class TimeZone abstract
[<AbstractClass>]
[<SerializableAttribute>]
type TimeZone = class end
public abstract class TimeZone
The TimeZone type exposes the following members.
Constructors
Name | Description | |
---|---|---|
TimeZone | Initializes a new instance of the TimeZone class. |
Top
Properties
Name | Description | |
---|---|---|
CurrentTimeZone | Gets the time zone of the current computer. | |
DaylightName | Gets the daylight saving time zone name. | |
StandardName | Gets the standard time zone name. |
Top
Methods
Name | Description | |
---|---|---|
Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) | |
Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) | |
GetDaylightChanges | Returns the daylight saving time period for a particular year. | |
GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) | |
GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) | |
GetUtcOffset | Returns the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) offset for the specified local time. | |
IsDaylightSavingTime | Returns a value indicating whether the specified date and time is within a daylight saving time period. | |
MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) | |
ToLocalTime | Returns the local time that corresponds to a specified date and time value. | |
ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) | |
ToUniversalTime | Returns the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) that corresponds to a specified time. |
Top
Remarks
A time zone is a geographical region in which the same standard time is used.
You can use the TimeZone class to retrieve information about the current time zone, and to convert times from local time to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) or vice versa. However, you cannot use the TimeZone class to represent time zones other than the local zone or to handle date and time conversions from one time zone to another. For this purpose, use the TimeZoneInfo class. You can use this class to retrieve information on any time zone defined on the local system, to create custom time zones, and to convert times from one time zone to another.
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.