DateTimeZone::listAbbreviations
timezone_abbreviations_list
(PHP 5 >= 5.2.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)
DateTimeZone::listAbbreviations -- timezone_abbreviations_list — Returns associative array containing dst, offset and the timezone name
Description
Object-oriented style
public static function DateTimeZone::listAbbreviations():
array
The list that this function returns is therefore not suitable for building
an array with options to present a choice of timezone to users.
Note:
The data for this function are precompiled for performance reasons, and are not updated
when using a newer » timezonedb.
Parameters
This function has no parameters.
Return Values
Returns the array of timezone abbreviations.
Examples
Example #1 A timezone_abbreviations_list() example
<?php
$timezone_abbreviations = DateTimeZone::listAbbreviations();
print_r($timezone_abbreviations["acst"]);
The above example will output
something similar to:
Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[dst] =>
[offset] => 34200
[timezone_id] => Australia/Adelaide
)
[1] => Array
(
[dst] =>
[offset] => 34200
[timezone_id] => Australia/Broken_Hill
)
[2] => Array
(
[dst] =>
[offset] => 34200
[timezone_id] => Australia/Darwin
)
[3] => Array
(
[dst] =>
[offset] => 34200
[timezone_id] => Australia/North
)
[4] => Array
(
[dst] =>
[offset] => 34200
[timezone_id] => Australia/South
)
[5] => Array
(
[dst] =>
[offset] => 34200
[timezone_id] => Australia/Yancowinna
)
)