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JavaScript and XPages reference
This reference describes the JavaScript™ language elements, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and other artifacts that you need to create scripts, plus the XPages simple actions.
Standard (JavaScript)
The Standard library contains classes for manipulating data of different types and performing common operations.
Date (Standard - JavaScript)
Represents a date and time.
getTimezoneOffset (JavaScript)
Gets the difference in minutes between UTC and local time.

JavaScript and XPages reference
This reference describes the JavaScript™ language elements, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and other artifacts that you need to create scripts, plus the XPages simple actions.
- JavaScript™ language elements (JavaScript™)
  The JavaScript™ language elements are based on the ECMAScript Language Specification Standard ECMA-262 (see http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-262.htm). The JavaScript described here applies to the server-side interpreter. Client-side scripts are interpreted by the browser.
- Simple actions (JavaScript)
  A simple action performs a pre-programmed activity that can be modified by arguments.
- Global objects and functions (JavaScript™)
  Global objects provide entry points to server-side scripts. Entering the name of a global object instantiates it.
- DOM (JavaScript)
  Represents a document in XML Document Object Model format.
- Domino®
  This library provides access to the HCL Domino® back-end.
- Runtime (JavaScript)
  The Runtime library contains classes that provide useful methods for globalization.
- Standard (JavaScript)
  The Standard library contains classes for manipulating data of different types and performing common operations.
  - Array (Standard - JavaScript)
    Represents an array.
  - Boolean (Standard - JavaScript)
    Represents a boolean value.
  - Date (Standard - JavaScript)
    Represents a date and time.
    - Date (Date - JavaScript)
      Creates a Date object representing the current date and time, or a specified date and time.
    - getDate (JavaScript)
      Gets the day of the month in local time.
    - getDay (JavaScript)
      Gets the day of the week in local time.
    - getFullYear (JavaScript)
      Gets the year in local time.
    - getHour (JavaScript)
      Gets the hour in local time.
    - getHours (JavaScript)
      Gets the hour in local time.
    - getMilliseconds (JavaScript)
      Gets the millisecond in local time.
    - getMinute (JavaScript)
      Gets the minute in local time.
    - getMinutes (JavaScript)
      Gets the minute in local time.
    - getMonth (JavaScript)
      Gets the month in local time.
    - getSecond (JavaScript)
      Gets the second in local time.
    - getSeconds (JavaScript)
      Gets the second in local time.
    - getTime (JavaScript)
      Gets the time as a numeric value.
    - getTimezoneOffset (JavaScript)
      Gets the difference in minutes between UTC and local time.
    - getUTCDate (JavaScript)
      Gets the day of the month in UTC.
    - getUTCDay (JavaScript)
      Gets the day of week in UTC.
    - getUTCFullYear (JavaScript)
      Gets the year in UTC
    - getUTCHours (JavaScript)
      Gets the hour in UTC.
    - getUTCMilliseconds (JavaScript)
      Gets the millisecond in UTC.
    - getUTCMinutes (JavaScript)
      Gets the minute in UTC.
    - getUTCMonth (JavaScript)
      Gets the month in UTC.
    - getUTCSeconds (JavaScript)
      Gets the second in UTC.
    - getYear (JavaScript)
      Gets the year in local time in an abbreviated format.
    - parse (JavaScript)
      Creates a Date object representing a specified time.
    - parseISO (JavaScript)
      Creates a Date object representing a specified time in ISO format.
    - prototype (Date - JavaScript)
      Extends the object with additional properties and methods.
    - setDate (JavaScript)
      Sets the day of the month in local time.
    - setFullYear (JavaScript)
      Sets the year in local time. Optionally sets the month and day.
    - setHours (JavaScript)
      Sets the hour in local time. Optionally sets the minute, second, and millisecond.
    - setMilliseconds (JavaScript)
      Sets the millisecond in local time.
    - setMinutes (JavaScript)
      Sets the minute in local time. Optionally sets the second and millisecond.
    - setMonth (JavaScript)
      Sets the month in local time. Optionally sets the day.
    - setSeconds (JavaScript)
      Sets the second in local time. Optionally sets the millisecond.
    - setTime (JavaScript)
      Sets the time as a numeric value.
    - setUTCDate (JavaScript)
      Sets the day of the month in UTC.
    - setUTCFullYear (JavaScript)
      Sets the year in UTC. Optionally sets the month and day.
    - setUTCHours (JavaScript)
      Sets the hour in UTC. Optionally sets the minute, second, and millisecond in UTC.
    - setUTCMilliseconds (JavaScript)
      Sets the millisecond in UTC.
    - setUTCMinutes (JavaScript)
      Sets the minute in UTC. Optionally sets the second and millisecond.
    - setUTCMonth (JavaScript)
      Sets the month in UTC. Optionally sets the day.
    - setUTCSeconds (JavaScript)
      Sets the second in UTC. Optionally sets the millisecond.
    - toDateString (JavaScript)
      Gets a string representing the local date.
    - toISOString (JavaScript)
      Gets a string representing the local date and time in ISO format.
    - toLocaleDateString (JavaScript)
      Gets a string representing the local date using the format conventions of the underlying operating system.
    - toLocaleString (Date - JavaScript)
      Gets a string representation of the Date object taking into account the host locale.
    - toLocaleTimeString (JavaScript)
      Gets a string representing the local time using the format conventions of the underlying operating system.
    - toString (Date - JavaScript)
      Gets a string representation of the Date object.
    - toTimeString (JavaScript)
      Gets a string representing the local time.
    - toUTCString (JavaScript)
      Gets a string representing the UTC date and time.
    - UTC (JavaScript)
      Calculates a time in UTC.
    - valueOf (Date - JavaScript)
      Gets the date as a numeric value.
  - Math (JavaScript)
    Represents common mathematical values and functions.
  - Number (Standard - JavaScript)
    Represents a numeric value.
  - Object (JavaScript)
    Provides common methods for all classes.
  - RegExp (Standard - JavaScript)
  - String (Standard - JavaScript)
    Represents a string.
- XSP (JavaScript™)
  The XSP library contains classes that access the browser context.

getTimezoneOffset (JavaScript)

Gets the difference in minutes between UTC and local time.

Defined in

Syntax

getTimezoneOffset() : int


Return value	Description
`int`	The time offset in minutes.

Examples

This computed label calculates the time offset in hours.

var date = new Date();
(date.getTimezoneOffset()/60).toString() + " hours"