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<IntlDateFormatter::getCalendarObjectIntlDateFormatter::isLenient>
^IntlDateFormatterLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

IntlDateFormatter::getTimeZone

datefmt_get_timezone

(PHP 5 >= 5.5.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL intl >= 3.0.0)

IntlDateFormatter::getTimeZone -- datefmt_get_timezone — Get formatterʼs timezone

Description

Object-oriented style

public function IntlDateFormatter::getTimeZone(): IntlTimeZone|false

Procedural style

function datefmt_get_timezone(IntlDateFormatter $formatter): IntlTimeZone|false

Returns an IntlTimeZone object representing the timezone that will be used by this object to format dates and times. When formatting IntlCalendar and DateTime objects with this IntlDateFormatter, the timezone used will be the one returned by this method, not the one associated with the objects being formatted.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

The associated IntlTimeZone object or false on failure.

Examples

Example #1 IntlDateFormatter::getTimeZone() examples

<?php

$madrid = IntlDateFormatter::create(NULL, NULL, NULL, 'Europe/Madrid');
$lisbon = IntlDateFormatter::create(NULL, NULL, NULL, 'Europe/Lisbon');

var_dump($madrid->getTimezone());
echo $madrid->getTimezone()->getDisplayName(
        false, IntlTimeZone::DISPLAY_GENERIC_LOCATION, "en_US"), "\n";
echo $lisbon->getTimeZone()->getId(), "\n";
//The id can also be retrieved with ->getTimezoneId()
echo $lisbon->getTimeZoneId(), "\n";

The above example will output:

object(IntlTimeZone)#4 (4) {
  ["valid"]=>
  bool(true)
  ["id"]=>
  string(13) "Europe/Madrid"
  ["rawOffset"]=>
  int(3600000)
  ["currentOffset"]=>
  int(7200000)
}
Spain Time
Europe/Lisbon
Europe/Lisbon

See Also


<IntlDateFormatter::getCalendarObjectIntlDateFormatter::isLenient>
^IntlDateFormatterLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026