Data::ICal::Entry::TimeZone::Standard(3pm)		User Contributed Perl Documentation		Data::ICal::Entry::TimeZone::Standard(3pm)

NAME

       Data::ICal::Entry::TimeZone::Standard - Represents a Standard Time base offset from UTC for parent TimeZone

DESCRIPTION

       A time zone is unambiguously defined by the set of time measurement rules determined by the governing body for a given geographic area.
       These rules describe at a minimum the base offset from UTC for the time zone, often referred to as the Standard Time offset. Many locations
       adjust their Standard Time forward or backward by one hour, in order to accommodate seasonal changes in number of daylight hours, often
       referred to as Daylight Saving Time. Some locations adjust their time by a fraction of an hour. Standard Time is also known as Winter Time.
       Daylight Saving Time is also known as Advanced Time, Summer Time, or Legal Time in certain countries. The following table shows the changes
       in time zone rules in effect for New York City starting from 1967. Each line represents a description or rule for a particular observance.

	    Effective Observance Rule

	    Date       (Date/Time)	       Offset  Abbreviation

	    1967-*     last Sun in Oct, 02:00  -0500   EST

	    1967-1973  last Sun in Apr, 02:00  -0400   EDT

	    1974-1974  Jan 6,  02:00	       -0400   EDT

	    1975-1975  Feb 23, 02:00	       -0400   EDT

	    1976-1986  last Sun in Apr, 02:00  -0400   EDT

	    1987-*     first Sun in Apr, 02:00 -0400   EDT

       Note: The specification of a global time zone registry is not addressed by this document and is left for future study.  However,
       implementers may find the Olson time zone database [TZ] a useful reference. It is an informal, public-domain collection of time zone
       information, which is currently being maintained by volunteer Internet participants, and is used in several operating systems. This
       database contains current and historical time zone information for a wide variety of locations around the globe; it provides a time zone
       identifier for every unique time zone rule set in actual use since 1970, with historical data going back to the introduction of standard
       time.

METHODS

   ical_entry_type
       Returns "STANDARD", its iCalendar entry name.

   mandatory_unique_properties
       According to the iCalendar standard, the following properties must be specified exactly one time in a standard time declaration:

	       dtstart	tzoffsetto  tzoffsetfrom

   optional_repeatable_properties
       According to the iCalendar standard, the following properties may be specified any number of times for a standard time declaration:

	       comment	rdate  rrule  tzname

AUTHOR

       Jesse Vincent "<jesse@bestpractical.com>" with David Glasser, Simon Wistow, Alex Vandiver

LICENCE AND COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) 2005 - 2009, Best Practical Solutions, LLC.  All rights reserved.

       This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. See perlartistic.

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perl v5.14.2							    2009-07-16				Data::ICal::Entry::TimeZone::Standard(3pm)