Functiondojo.date.getTimezoneName

dojo.require("dojo.date");
defined in dojo/date.js

Try to get time zone info from toString or toLocaleString method of the Date object -- UTC offset is not a time zone. See http://www.twinsun.com/tz/tz-link.htm Note: results may be inconsistent across browsers.

Usage

function (/*Date*/ dateObject) (view source)
parametertypedescription
dateObjectDateNeeded because the timezone may vary with time (daylight savings)