Javascript date getTimezoneOffset() method returns the time-zone offset in minutes for the current locale. The time-zone offset is the minutes in difference, the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is relative to your local time.

For example, if your time zone is GMT+10, -600 will be returned. Daylight savings time prevents this value from being a constant.

Syntax

Its syntax is as follows −

 Date.getTimezoneOffset()

Return Value

Returns the time-zone offset in minutes for the current locale.

Example

Try the following example.

 <html> <head> <title>JavaScript getTimezoneOffset Method</title> </head> <body> <script type = "text/javascript"> var dt = new Date(); var tz = dt.getTimezoneOffset(); document.write("getTimezoneOffset() : " + tz ); </script> </body> </html>

Output

javascript_arrays_object.htm

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