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DATETIMEZONE.__CONSTRUCT(3)						 1					       DATETIMEZONE.__CONSTRUCT(3)

DateTimeZone::__construct - Creates new DateTimeZone object

       Object oriented style

SYNOPSIS
       public DateTimeZone::__construct (string  $timezone)

DESCRIPTION
       Procedural style
       DateTimeZone timezone_open (string  $timezone)

	Creates new DateTimeZone object.

PARAMETERS
	      o $timezone
		- One of the supported timezone names.

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

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

EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      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)

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