Returns the timezone offset

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# DateTime::getOffset

(PHP 5 >= 5.2.0)

DateTime::getOffset — Returns the timezone offset

### Description

Object oriented style

public int DateTime::getOffset ( void )

Procedural style

int date_offset_get ( DateTime `$object` )

Returns the timezone offset.

### Parameters

`object`

  Procedural style only: A DateTime object returned by date_create()

### Return Values

Returns the timezone offset in seconds from UTC on success or `FALSE` on failure.

### Examples

Example #1 DateTime::getOffset() example

Object oriented style

`<?php
$winter = new DateTime('2010-12-21', new DateTimeZone('America/New_York'));
$summer = new DateTime('2008-06-21', new DateTimeZone('America/New_York'));
echo $winter->getOffset() . "\n";
echo $summer->getOffset() . "\n";
?>`

Procedural style

`<?php
$winter = new date_create('2010-12-21', timezone_open('America/New_York'));
$summer = new date_create('2008-06-21', timezone_open('America/New_York'));
echo $winter->getOffset() . "\n";
echo $summer->getOffset() . "\n";
?>`

The above examples will output:

    -18000
    -14400

Note: -18000 = -5 hours, -14400 = -4 hours.

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