GetNameOfZone - Javascript

Introduction

GetNameOfZone is a Javascript function that returns the name of the timezone of a given date.

Usage

GetNameOfZone(date);

Parameters

date : A valid Javascript Date object.

Return Value

The name of the timezone of the specified date.

Example

var date = new Date();
var zoneName = GetNameOfZone(date);
console.log(zoneName);

Output

The output will vary depending on the timezone, but it could be something like:

Pacific Standard Time

Implementation

function GetNameOfZone(date) {
    var tz = date.toLocaleTimeString('en-us',{timeZoneName:'long'}).split(' ')[2];
    return tz;
}

Explanation

The GetNameOfZone function receives a Date object as a parameter. We then use the toLocaleTimeString method to obtain a formatted string of the specified date, but we pass the timeZoneName option as 'long' to obtain the full timezone name.

We then split the string into an array of words and get the third element, which is where the timezone name is. Finally, we return the name of the timezone.

Conclusion

GetNameOfZone is a simple yet useful function that can help you obtain the timezone name of a given date in Javascript.