DateTimeZone::__construct

(PHP 5 >= 5.2.0, PHP 7)

Creates new DateTimeZone object

DateTimeZone timezone_open ( string $timezone )

Object oriented style

public DateTimeZone::__construct ( string $timezone )

Procedural style

Creates new DateTimeZone object.

Parameters:

timezone

One of the supported timezone names.

Returns:

Returns DateTimeZone on success. Procedural style returns FALSE on failure.

Exception:

This method throws Exception if the timezone supplied is not recognised as a valid timezone.

Examples:

Catching errors when instantiating DateTimeZone

<?php
// Error handling by catching exceptions
$timezones = array('Europe/London', 'Mars/Phobos', 'Jupiter/Europa');
 
foreach ($timezones as $tz) {
    try {
        $mars = new DateTimeZone($tz);
    } catch(Exception $e) {
        echo $e->getMessage() . '<br />';
    }
}
?>

The above example will output:

DateTimeZone::__construct() [datetimezone.--construct]: Unknown or bad timezone (Mars/Phobos)
DateTimeZone::__construct() [datetimezone.--construct]: Unknown or bad timezone (Jupiter/Europa)

Links:

http://php.net/manual/en/datetimezone.construct.php

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2025-01-10 15:47:30

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