C# TimeZoneInfo CreateCustomTimeZone(String, TimeSpan, String, String)

Description

TimeZoneInfo CreateCustomTimeZone(String, TimeSpan, String, String) creates a custom time zone with a specified identifier, an offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), a display name, and a standard time display name.

Syntax

TimeZoneInfo.CreateCustomTimeZone(String, TimeSpan, String, String) has the following syntax.

public static TimeZoneInfo CreateCustomTimeZone(
  string id,// w w  w .ja v a2s. c om
  TimeSpan baseUtcOffset,
  string displayName,
  string standardDisplayName
)

Parameters

TimeZoneInfo.CreateCustomTimeZone(String, TimeSpan, String, String) has the following parameters.

• id - The time zone's identifier.
• baseUtcOffset - An object that represents the time difference between this time zone and Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
• displayName - The display name of the new time zone.
• standardDisplayName - The name of the new time zone's standard time.

Returns

TimeZoneInfo.CreateCustomTimeZone(String, TimeSpan, String, String) method returns The new time zone.

Example

The following example creates a custom time zone.

/*  ww  w  . j  a  va 2s .  c om*/
using System;
public class MainClass{
  public static void Main(String[] argv){  
    string displayName = "(GMT+06:00) Antarctica/Mawson Time";
    string standardName = "Mawson Time"; 
    TimeSpan offset = new TimeSpan(06, 00, 00);
    TimeZoneInfo mawson = TimeZoneInfo.CreateCustomTimeZone(standardName, offset, displayName, standardName);
    Console.WriteLine("The current time is {0} {1}", 
                      TimeZoneInfo.ConvertTime(DateTime.Now, TimeZoneInfo.Local, mawson),
                      mawson.StandardName);

  }
}
    

The code above generates the following result.