API16:JDate/getOffsetFromGMT

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Description

Get the time offset from GMT in hours or seconds.

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Syntax

getOffsetFromGMT($hours=false)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$hours	false	True to return the value in hours.

Returns

float The time offset from GMT either in hours in seconds.

Defined in

libraries/joomla/utilities/date.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.utilities.date' );

Source Body

public function getOffsetFromGMT($hours = false)
{
        return (float) $hours ? ($this->_tz->getOffset($this) / 3600) : $this->_tz->getOffset($this);
}

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Examples

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