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diff --git a/docs/nspr/reference/prtimeparameters.rst b/docs/nspr/reference/prtimeparameters.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..4ddd01c7cd --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/nspr/reference/prtimeparameters.rst @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +PRTimeParameters +================ + +A representation of time zone information. + + +Syntax +------ + +.. code:: + + #include <prtime.h> + + typedef struct PRTimeParameters { + PRInt32 tp_gmt_offset; + PRInt32 tp_dst_offset; + } PRTimeParameters; + + +Description +----------- + +Each geographic location has a standard time zone, and if Daylight +Saving Time (DST) is practiced, a daylight time zone. The +:ref:`PRTimeParameters` structure represents the local time zone +information in terms of the offset (in seconds) from GMT. The overall +offset is broken into two components: + +``tp_gmt_offset`` + The offset of the local standard time from GMT. + +``tp_dst_offset`` + If daylight savings time (DST) is in effect, the DST adjustment from + the local standard time. This is most commonly 1 hour, but may also + be 30 minutes or some other amount. If DST is not in effect, the + tp_dst_offset component is 0. + +For example, the US Pacific Time Zone has both a standard time zone +(Pacific Standard Time, or PST) and a daylight time zone (Pacific +Daylight Time, or PDT). + +- In PST, the local time is 8 hours behind GMT, so ``tp_gmt_offset`` is + -28800 seconds. ``tp_dst_offset`` is 0, indicating that daylight + saving time is not in effect. + +- In PDT, the clock is turned forward by one hour, so the local time is + 7 hours behind GMT. This is broken down as -8 + 1 hours, so + ``tp_gmt_offset`` is -28800 seconds, and ``tp_dst_offset`` is 3600 + seconds. + +A second example is Japan, which is 9 hours ahead of GMT. Japan does not +use daylight saving time, so the only time zone is Japan Standard Time +(JST). In JST ``tp_gmt_offset`` is 32400 seconds, and ``tp_dst_offset`` +is 0. |