TimeZone.xml

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    <summary>Represents a time zone.</summary>
    <remarks>
      <format type="text/markdown"><![CDATA[  
  
## Remarks  
 A time zone is a geographical region in which the same standard time is used.  
  
> [!IMPORTANT]
>  Whenever possible, use the <xref:System.TimeZoneInfo> class instead of the <xref:System.TimeZone> class.  
  
 You can use the <xref:System.TimeZone> class to retrieve information about the current time zone, and to convert times from local time to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) or vice versa. However, you cannot use the <xref:System.TimeZone> class to represent time zones other than the local zone or to handle date and time conversions from one time zone to another. For this purpose, use the <xref:System.TimeZoneInfo> class. You can use this class to retrieve information on any time zone defined on the local system, to create custom time zones, and to convert times from one time zone to another.  
  
 The <xref:System.TimeZone> class supports only a single daylight saving time adjustment rule for the local time zone. As a result, the <xref:System.TimeZone> class can accurately report daylight saving time information or convert between UTC and local time only for the period in which the latest adjustment rule is in effect. In contrast, the <xref:System.TimeZoneInfo> class supports multiple adjustment rules, which makes it possible to work with historic time zone data.  
  
   
  
## Examples  
 The following example references and displays selected `TimeZone` class elements.  
  
 :::code language="cpp" source="~/snippets/cpp/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.TimeZone.Class/CPP/tzclass.cpp" id="Snippet1":::
 :::code language="csharp" source="~/snippets/csharp/System/TimeZone/Overview/tzclass.cs" id="Snippet1":::
 :::code language="vb" source="~/snippets/visualbasic/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.TimeZone.Class/VB/tzclass.vb" id="Snippet1":::  
  
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      <para>In addition to providing implementations for its <see langword="abstract" /> members (those marked <see langword="MustOverride" /> in Visual Basic), it is important that classes derived from <see cref="T:System.TimeZone" /> override the default behavior of the <see cref="M:System.TimeZone.ToLocalTime(System.DateTime)" /> method. This is because the default behavior of <see cref="M:System.TimeZone.ToLocalTime(System.DateTime)" /> in the .NET Framework version 2.0 does not depend on a call to <see cref="M:System.TimeZone.GetUtcOffset(System.DateTime)" />, as it did in the .NET Framework versions 1.0 and 1.1.  For details, see the <see cref="M:System.TimeZone.ToLocalTime(System.DateTime)" /> method.</para>
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        <summary>Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="T:System.TimeZone" /> class.</summary>
        <remarks>To be added.</remarks>
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        <summary>Gets the time zone of the current computer.</summary>
        <value>A <see cref="T:System.TimeZone" /> object that represents the current local time zone.</value>
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          <format type="text/markdown"><![CDATA[  
  
## Remarks  
 The <xref:System.TimeZone.CurrentTimeZone%2A> property corresponds to the <xref:System.TimeZoneInfo.Local%2A?displayProperty=nameWithType> property. Whenever possible, use the <xref:System.TimeZoneInfo.Local%2A?displayProperty=nameWithType> property.  
  
   
  
## Examples  
 The following example references the `CurrentTimeZone` property and displays the names for standard time and daylight saving time for the local time zone.  
  
 :::code language="cpp" source="~/snippets/cpp/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.TimeZone.Class/CPP/tzclass.cpp" id="Snippet1":::
 :::code language="csharp" source="~/snippets/csharp/System/TimeZone/Overview/tzclass.cs" id="Snippet1":::
 :::code language="vb" source="~/snippets/visualbasic/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.TimeZone.Class/VB/tzclass.vb" id="Snippet1":::  
  
 ]]></format>
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          <para>Local time zone data is cached after <see cref="P:System.TimeZone.CurrentTimeZone" /> is first used to retrieve time zone information. If the system's local time zone subsequently changes, the <see cref="P:System.TimeZone.CurrentTimeZone" /> property does not reflect this change. If you need to handle time zone changes while your application is running, use the <see cref="T:System.TimeZoneInfo" /> class and call its <see cref="M:System.TimeZoneInfo.ClearCachedData" /> method.</para>
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        <summary>Gets the daylight saving time zone name.</summary>
        <value>The daylight saving time zone name.</value>
        <remarks>
          <format type="text/markdown"><![CDATA[  
  
## Remarks  
 If daylight saving time is not used in the time zone, an empty string ("") is returned.  
  
 The <xref:System.TimeZone.DaylightName%2A> property corresponds to the <xref:System.TimeZoneInfo.DaylightName%2A?displayProperty=nameWithType> property. Whenever possible, use the <xref:System.TimeZoneInfo.DaylightName%2A?displayProperty=nameWithType> property.  
  
   
  
## Examples  
 The following example references and displays the `DaylightName` property of the current time zone.  
  
 :::code language="cpp" source="~/snippets/cpp/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.TimeZone.Class/CPP/tzclass.cpp" id="Snippet1":::
 :::code language="csharp" source="~/snippets/csharp/System/TimeZone/Overview/tzclass.cs" id="Snippet1":::
 :::code language="vb" source="~/snippets/visualbasic/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.TimeZone.Class/VB/tzclass.vb" id="Snippet1":::  
  
 ]]></format>
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        <param name="year">The year that the daylight saving time period applies to.</param>
        <summary>Returns the daylight saving time period for a particular year.</summary>
        <returns>A <see cref="T:System.Globalization.DaylightTime" /> object that contains the start and end date for daylight saving time in <paramref name="year" />.</returns>
        <remarks>
          <format type="text/markdown"><![CDATA[  
  
## Remarks  
 Only one daylight saving time period per year is supported.  
  
 If daylight saving time is not used in the current time zone, the return value is a <xref:System.Globalization.DaylightTime> object, where the value of <xref:System.Globalization.DaylightTime.Start%2A> and <xref:System.Globalization.DaylightTime.End%2A> is <xref:System.DateTime.MinValue?displayProperty=nameWithType>, and the value of <xref:System.Globalization.DaylightTime.Delta%2A?displayProperty=nameWithType> is a <xref:System.TimeSpan> initialized to 0 ticks.  
  
 ]]></format>
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          <paramref name="year" /> is less than 1 or greater than 9999.</exception>
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          <para>Because the <see cref="T:System.TimeZone" /> class supports only one daylight saving time adjustment rule, the <see cref="M:System.TimeZone.GetDaylightChanges(System.Int32)" /> method applies the current adjustment rule to any year, regardless of whether the adjustment rule actually applies to that year. Assuming that the operating system itself has accurate data for a particular year, a more accurate result is available by working with the array of <see cref="T:System.TimeZoneInfo.AdjustmentRule" /> objects returned by the <see cref="M:System.TimeZoneInfo.GetAdjustmentRules" /> method. The <see cref="P:System.Globalization.DaylightTime.Start" />, <see cref="P:System.Globalization.DaylightTime.End" />, and <see cref="P:System.Globalization.DaylightTime.Delta" /> properties correspond to the <see cref="P:System.TimeZoneInfo.AdjustmentRule.DateStart" />, <see cref="P:System.TimeZoneInfo.AdjustmentRule.DateEnd" />, and <see cref="P:System.TimeZoneInfo.AdjustmentRule.DaylightDelta" /> properties.</para>
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        <param name="time">A date and time value.</param>
        <summary>Returns the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) offset for the specified local time.</summary>
        <returns>The Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) offset from <paramref name="time" />.</returns>
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          <format type="text/markdown"><![CDATA[  
  
## Remarks  
 This method returns the offset, or difference, between the `time` parameter and Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). That is:  
  
 `time` = UTC + offset  
  
 The method interprets the time zone of `time` based on its <xref:System.DateTime.Kind%2A> property. If the value of the <xref:System.DateTime.Kind%2A> property is <xref:System.DateTimeKind.Local?displayProperty=nameWithType> or <xref:System.DateTimeKind.Unspecified?displayProperty=nameWithType>, the method returns the offset of the local time zone. If the value of the <xref:System.DateTime.Kind%2A> property is <xref:System.DateTimeKind.Utc?displayProperty=nameWithType>, the method returns an offset equal to <xref:System.TimeSpan.Zero?displayProperty=nameWithType>.  
  
 If the local time zone observes daylight saving time, <xref:System.TimeZone.GetUtcOffset%2A> applies the current adjustment rule to `time` when determining the offset of the local time zone. That is, the offset returned by <xref:System.TimeZone.GetUtcOffset%2A> reflects whether `time` falls in the time zone's standard time or its daylight saving time.  
  
> [!NOTE]
>  The <xref:System.TimeZone.GetUtcOffset%2A> method recognizes only the current daylight saving time adjustment rule for the local time zone. As a result, it is guaranteed to accurately return the UTC offset of a local time only during the period in which the latest adjustment rule is in effect. It may return inaccurate results if `time` is a historic date and time value that was subject to a previous adjustment rule.  
  
 The <xref:System.TimeZone.GetUtcOffset%2A> method corresponds to the <xref:System.TimeZoneInfo.GetUtcOffset%2A?displayProperty=nameWithType> method. Whenever possible, use the <xref:System.TimeZoneInfo.GetUtcOffset%2A?displayProperty=nameWithType> method.  
  
 Because the date and time value represented by `time` and this value's offset from UTC are not tightly coupled, a local or unspecified date and time value can return a different offset value when run on different computers or when run on the same computer under different time zones. If this behavior is undesirable, use a <xref:System.DateTimeOffset> value instead. The <xref:System.DateTimeOffset> data type tightly couples a date and time value with its offset from UTC.  
  
 ]]></format>
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        <summary>Returns a value indicating whether a specified date and time is within a daylight saving time period.</summary>
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## Remarks  
 The year to which the daylight saving time period applies is derived from the `time` parameter.  
  
 Because the <xref:System.TimeZone> class supports a single daylight saving time adjustment rule, the <xref:System.TimeZone.IsDaylightSavingTime%28System.DateTime%29> method applies the current adjustment rule to any date, regardless of whether the adjustment rule was in effect on that date. Assuming that the operating system itself has accurate historic daylight saving time data, a more accurate result is available by using the <xref:System.TimeZoneInfo.IsDaylightSavingTime%2A?displayProperty=nameWithType> method. Whenever possible, use the <xref:System.TimeZoneInfo.IsDaylightSavingTime%2A?displayProperty=nameWithType> method.  
  
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## Remarks  
 The <xref:System.TimeZoneInfo.IsDaylightSavingTime%2A?displayProperty=nameWithType> method provides the same functionality as this overload of the <xref:System.TimeZone.IsDaylightSavingTime%2A> method. Whenever possible, use the <xref:System.TimeZoneInfo.IsDaylightSavingTime%2A?displayProperty=nameWithType> method.  
  
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## Remarks  
 The <xref:System.TimeZone.StandardName%2A> property corresponds to the <xref:System.TimeZoneInfo.StandardName%2A?displayProperty=nameWithType> property. Whenever possible, use the <xref:System.TimeZoneInfo.StandardName%2A?displayProperty=nameWithType> property.  
  
   
  
## Examples  
 The following example references and displays the `StandardName` property of the current time zone.  
  
 :::code language="cpp" source="~/snippets/cpp/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.TimeZone.Class/CPP/tzclass.cpp" id="Snippet1":::
 :::code language="csharp" source="~/snippets/csharp/System/TimeZone/Overview/tzclass.cs" id="Snippet1":::
 :::code language="vb" source="~/snippets/visualbasic/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.TimeZone.Class/VB/tzclass.vb" id="Snippet1":::  
  
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## Remarks  
 The following table shows the relationship between the `time` parameter and the <xref:System.DateTime> value returned by this method.  
  
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|----------------------|--------------|------------------|  
|A Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) time (<xref:System.DateTimeKind.Utc?displayProperty=nameWithType>).|Converts the time from UTC to the local time.|A <xref:System.DateTime> object whose value is the local time that corresponds to `time`.|  
|A local time (<xref:System.DateTimeKind.Local?displayProperty=nameWithType>).|No conversion necessary.|The same <xref:System.DateTime> value represented by the `time` parameter.|  
|An unspecified time (<xref:System.DateTimeKind.Unspecified?displayProperty=nameWithType>).|Assumes that the time is UTC and converts it from UTC to the local time.|A <xref:System.DateTime> object whose value is the local time that corresponds to `time`.|  
  
 If the local time zone observes daylight saving time, <xref:System.TimeZone.ToLocalTime%2A> applies the current adjustment rule to `time` when performing the conversion.  
  
> [!NOTE]
>  The <xref:System.TimeZone.ToLocalTime%2A> method recognizes only the current daylight saving time adjustment rule for the local time zone. As a result, it is guaranteed to accurately return the local time corresponding to a particular UTC time only during the period in which the latest adjustment rule is in effect. It may return inaccurate results if `time` is a historic date and time value that was subject to a previous adjustment rule.  
  
 The <xref:System.TimeZone.ToLocalTime%2A> method corresponds to the <xref:System.TimeZoneInfo.ConvertTimeFromUtc%2A?displayProperty=nameWithType> method with its `destinationTimeZone` parameter set to <xref:System.TimeZoneInfo.Local%2A?displayProperty=nameWithType>. Whenever possible, use the <xref:System.TimeZoneInfo.ConvertTimeFromUtc%2A?displayProperty=nameWithType> method.  
  
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 The following code provides a simple override of the default implementation of the <see langword="ToLocalTime" /> method. In this code, the <see langword="internalTimeZone" /> variable represents a private instance of the <see langword="TimeZone" /> class:  
  
 :::code language="csharp" source="~/snippets/csharp/System/TimeZone/ToLocalTime/TimeZone_ToLocalTime.cs" id="Snippet1":::
 :::code language="vb" source="~/snippets/visualbasic/VS_Snippets_CLR_System/system.TimeZone.ToLocalTime/VB/TimeZone_ToLocalTime.vb" id="Snippet1":::</para>
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## Remarks  
 If the local time zone observes daylight saving time, <xref:System.TimeZone.ToUniversalTime%2A> applies the current adjustment rule to the `time` parameter when performing the conversion.  
  
> [!NOTE]
>  The <xref:System.TimeZone.ToUniversalTime%2A> method recognizes only the current daylight saving time adjustment rule for the local time zone. As a result, it is guaranteed to accurately return the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) corresponding to a particular local time only during the period in which the latest adjustment rule is in effect. It may return inaccurate results if `time` is a historic date and time value that was subject to a previous adjustment rule.  
  
 If the `time` parameter is an ambiguous time, the method assumes that it is a standard time. (An ambiguous time is one that can map either to a standard time or to a daylight saving time in the local time zone.) If `time` is an invalid time, the method simply subtracts the local time from the local time zone's UTC offset to return UTC. (An invalid time is one that does not exist because of the application of daylight saving time adjustment rules.)  
  
 Because `time` is interpreted in relation to the current time zone on the current system, the date and time returned by this method can differ if an application is run on different computers or on the same computer with different time zones. For cases in which a date and time value must represent a single, unambiguous point in time, use a <xref:System.DateTimeOffset> value to represent the local time.  
  
 The <xref:System.TimeZone.ToUniversalTime%2A> method corresponds to the <xref:System.TimeZoneInfo.ConvertTimeToUtc%28System.DateTime%29?displayProperty=nameWithType> method overload with a <xref:System.DateTime> parameter whose <xref:System.DateTime.Kind%2A> property does not equal <xref:System.DateTimeKind.Utc?displayProperty=nameWithType>. Whenever possible, use the <xref:System.TimeZoneInfo.ConvertTimeToUtc%28System.DateTime%29?displayProperty=nameWithType> method overload.  
  
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