DateTimeZone::listAbbreviations
PHP function
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(PHP 5 >= 5.2.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)
Returns associative array containing dst, offset and the timezone name
Description
Oop
DateTimeZone::listAbbreviations(): array
Procedural
timezone_abbreviations_list(): array
The returned list of abbreviations includes all historical use of abbreviations, which can lead to correct, but confusing entries. There are also conflicts, as PST is used both in the US and in the Philippines.
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 Parameters
Return Values
Returns the array of timezone abbreviations.
Examples
A timezone_abbreviations_list() example
php
<?php
$timezone_abbreviations = DateTimeZone::listAbbreviations();
print_r($timezone_abbreviations["acst"]);The above example will output something similar to:
output
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
)
)