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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