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layout: doc title: “Starboard Module Reference: time_zone.h”

Provides access to the system time zone information.

Typedefs

SbTimeZone

The number of minutes west of the Greenwich Prime Meridian, NOT including Daylight Savings Time adjustments.

For example: PST/PDT is 480 minutes (28800 seconds, 8 hours).

Definition

typedef int SbTimeZone

Functions

SbTimeZoneGetCurrent

Gets the system's current SbTimeZone in minutes.

Declaration

SbTimeZone SbTimeZoneGetCurrent()

SbTimeZoneGetDstName

Gets the three-letter code of the current timezone in Daylight Savings Time, regardless of current DST status. (e.g. “PDT”)

Declaration

const char* SbTimeZoneGetDstName()

SbTimeZoneGetName

Gets the three-letter code of the current timezone in standard time, regardless of current Daylight Savings Time status. (e.g. “PST”)

Declaration

const char* SbTimeZoneGetName()