TimeZoneInfo.GetAdjustmentRules Method

Definition

Retrieves an array of TimeZoneInfo.AdjustmentRule objects that apply to the current TimeZoneInfo object.

public:
 cli::array <TimeZoneInfo::AdjustmentRule ^> ^ GetAdjustmentRules();
public TimeZoneInfo.AdjustmentRule[] GetAdjustmentRules ();
member this.GetAdjustmentRules : unit -> TimeZoneInfo.AdjustmentRule[]
Public Function GetAdjustmentRules () As TimeZoneInfo.AdjustmentRule()

Returns

An array of objects for this time zone.

Exceptions

The system does not have enough memory to make an in-memory copy of the adjustment rules.

Examples

The following example retrieves all time zones that are defined on the local system and displays complete information about their adjustment rules to the console.

private enum WeekOfMonth 
{
   First = 1,
   Second = 2,
   Third = 3,
   Fourth = 4,
   Last = 5,
}

private static void ShowStartAndEndDates()
{
   // Get all time zones from system
   ReadOnlyCollection<TimeZoneInfo> timeZones = TimeZoneInfo.GetSystemTimeZones();
   string[] monthNames = CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.DateTimeFormat.MonthNames;
   // Get each time zone
   foreach (TimeZoneInfo timeZone in timeZones)
   {
      TimeZoneInfo.AdjustmentRule[] adjustments = timeZone.GetAdjustmentRules();
      // Display message for time zones with no adjustments
      if (adjustments.Length == 0)
      {
         Console.WriteLine("{0} has no adjustment rules", timeZone.StandardName);
      }   
      else
      {
         // Handle time zones with 1 or 2+ adjustments differently
         bool showCount = false;
         int ctr = 0;
         string spacer = "";
         
         Console.WriteLine("{0} Adjustment rules", timeZone.StandardName);
         if (adjustments.Length > 1)
         {
            showCount = true;
            spacer = "   ";
         }   
         // Iterate adjustment rules
         foreach (TimeZoneInfo.AdjustmentRule adjustment in adjustments)
         {
            if (showCount)
            { 
               Console.WriteLine("   Adjustment rule #{0}", ctr+1);
               ctr++;
            }
            // Display general adjustment information
            Console.WriteLine("{0}   Start Date: {1:D}", spacer, adjustment.DateStart);
            Console.WriteLine("{0}   End Date: {1:D}", spacer, adjustment.DateEnd);
            Console.WriteLine("{0}   Time Change: {1}:{2:00} hours", spacer, 
                              adjustment.DaylightDelta.Hours, adjustment.DaylightDelta.Minutes);
            // Get transition start information
            TimeZoneInfo.TransitionTime transitionStart = adjustment.DaylightTransitionStart;
            Console.Write("{0}   Annual Start: ", spacer);
            if (transitionStart.IsFixedDateRule)
            {
               Console.WriteLine("On {0} {1} at {2:t}", 
                                 monthNames[transitionStart.Month - 1], 
                                 transitionStart.Day, 
                                 transitionStart.TimeOfDay);
            }
            else
            {
               Console.WriteLine("The {0} {1} of {2} at {3:t}", 
                                 ((WeekOfMonth)transitionStart.Week).ToString(), 
                                 transitionStart.DayOfWeek.ToString(), 
                                 monthNames[transitionStart.Month - 1], 
                                 transitionStart.TimeOfDay);
            }
            // Get transition end information
            TimeZoneInfo.TransitionTime transitionEnd = adjustment.DaylightTransitionEnd;
            Console.Write("{0}   Annual End: ", spacer);
            if (transitionEnd.IsFixedDateRule)
            {
               Console.WriteLine("On {0} {1} at {2:t}", 
                                 monthNames[transitionEnd.Month - 1], 
                                 transitionEnd.Day, 
                                 transitionEnd.TimeOfDay);
            }
            else
            {
               Console.WriteLine("The {0} {1} of {2} at {3:t}", 
                                 ((WeekOfMonth)transitionEnd.Week).ToString(), 
                                 transitionEnd.DayOfWeek.ToString(), 
                                 monthNames[transitionEnd.Month - 1], 
                                 transitionEnd.TimeOfDay);
            }
         }
      }   
      Console.WriteLine();
   } 
}
type WeekOfMonth = 
    | First = 1
    | Second = 2
    | Third = 3
    | Fourth = 4
    | Last = 5

let showStartAndEndDates () =
    // Get all time zones from system
    let timeZones = TimeZoneInfo.GetSystemTimeZones()
    let monthNames = CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.DateTimeFormat.MonthNames
    // Get each time zone
    for timeZone in timeZones do
        let adjustments = timeZone.GetAdjustmentRules()
        // Display message for time zones with no adjustments
        if adjustments.Length = 0 then
            printfn $"{timeZone.StandardName} has no adjustment rules"
        else
            // Handle time zones with 1 or 2+ adjustments differently
            let mutable ctr = 0
            let showCount, spacer = 
                if adjustments.Length > 1 then
                    true, "   "
                else 
                    false, ""
            printfn $"{timeZone.StandardName} Adjustment rules"

            // Iterate adjustment rules
            for adjustment in adjustments do
                if showCount then
                    printfn $"   Adjustment rule #{ctr + 1}"
                    ctr <- ctr + 1
                // Display general adjustment information
                printfn $"{spacer}   Start Date: {adjustment.DateStart:D}"
                printfn $"{spacer}   End Date: {adjustment.DateEnd:D}"
                printfn $"{spacer}   Time Change: {adjustment.DaylightDelta.Hours}:{adjustment.DaylightDelta.Minutes:D2} hours"
                // Get transition start information
                let transitionStart = adjustment.DaylightTransitionStart
                printf $"{spacer}   Annual Start: "
                if transitionStart.IsFixedDateRule then
                    printfn $"On {monthNames[transitionStart.Month - 1]} {transitionStart.Day} at {transitionStart.TimeOfDay:t}"
                else
                    printfn $"The {transitionStart.Week |> enum<WeekOfMonth>} {transitionStart.DayOfWeek} of {monthNames[transitionStart.Month - 1]} at {transitionStart.TimeOfDay:t}"
                // Get transition end information
                let transitionEnd = adjustment.DaylightTransitionEnd
                printf $"{spacer}   Annual End: "
                if transitionEnd.IsFixedDateRule then
                    printfn $"On {monthNames[transitionEnd.Month - 1]} {transitionEnd.Day} at {transitionEnd.TimeOfDay:t}"
                else
                    printfn $"The {enum<WeekOfMonth> transitionEnd.Week} {transitionEnd.DayOfWeek} of {monthNames[transitionEnd.Month - 1]} at {transitionEnd.TimeOfDay:t}" 
        Console.WriteLine()
Private Enum WeekOfMonth As Integer
   First = 1
   Second = 2
   Third = 3
   Fourth = 4
   Last = 5
End Enum

Private Sub ShowStartAndEndDates()
   ' Get all time zones from system
   Dim timeZones As ReadOnlyCollection(Of TimeZoneInfo) = TimeZoneInfo.GetSystemTimeZones()
   ' Get each time zone
   For Each timeZone As TimeZoneInfo In timeZones
      Dim adjustments() As TimeZoneInfo.AdjustmentRule = timeZone.GetAdjustmentRules()
      ' Display message for time zones with no adjustments
      If adjustments.Length = 0 Then
         Console.WriteLine("{0} has no adjustment rules", timeZone.StandardName)
      Else
         ' Handle time zones with 1 or 2+ adjustments differently
         Dim showCount As Boolean = False
         Dim ctr As Integer = 0
         Dim spacer As String = ""
         
         Console.WriteLine("{0} Adjustment rules", timeZone.StandardName)
         If adjustments.Length > 1 Then showCount = True : spacer = "   "  
         ' Iterate adjustment rules
         For Each adjustment As TimeZoneInfo.AdjustmentRule in adjustments
            If showCount Then 
               Console.WriteLine("   Adjustment rule #{0}", ctr+1)
               ctr += 1
            End If
            ' Display general adjustment information
            Console.WriteLine("{0}   Start Date: {1:D}", spacer, adjustment.DateStart)
            Console.WriteLine("{0}   End Date: {1:D}", spacer, adjustment.DateEnd)
            Console.WriteLine("{0}   Time Change: {1}:{2:00} hours", spacer, _
                              adjustment.DaylightDelta.Hours, adjustment.DaylightDelta.Minutes)
            ' Get transition start information
            Dim transitionStart As TimeZoneInfo.TransitionTime = adjustment.DaylightTransitionStart
            Console.Write("{0}   Annual Start: ", spacer)
            If transitionStart.IsFixedDateRule Then
               Console.WriteLine("On {0} {1} at {2:t}", _
                                 MonthName(transitionStart.Month), _
                                 transitionStart.Day, _
                                 transitionStart.TimeOfDay)
            Else
               Console.WriteLine("The {0} {1} of {2} at {3:t}", _
                                 CType(transitionStart.Week, WeekOfMonth).ToString(), _
                                 transitionStart.DayOfWeek.ToString(), _
                                 MonthName(transitionStart.Month), _
                                 transitionStart.TimeOfDay)
            End If
            ' Get transition end information
            Dim transitionEnd As TimeZoneInfo.TransitionTime = adjustment.DaylightTransitionEnd
                              
            Console.Write("{0}   Annual End: ", spacer)
            If transitionEnd.IsFixedDateRule Then
               Console.WriteLine("On {0} {1} at {2:t}", _
                                 MonthName(transitionEnd.Month), _
                                 transitionEnd.Day, _
                                 transitionEnd.TimeOfDay)
            Else
               Console.WriteLine("The {0} {1} of {2} at {3:t}", _
                                 CType(transitionEnd.Week, WeekOfMonth).ToString(), _
                                 transitionEnd.DayOfWeek.ToString(), _
                                 MonthName(transitionEnd.Month), _
                                 transitionEnd.TimeOfDay)
            End If
         Next
      End If   
      Console.WriteLine()
   Next 
End Sub

Remarks

The GetAdjustmentRules method retrieves an array of System.TimeZoneInfo.AdjustmentRule objects. Each object in the array defines the effective start and end date of that time zone adjustment, as well as its delta (the exact amount by which the adjustment causes the time to change). In addition, two properties return System.TimeZoneInfo.TransitionTime objects that define when each annual transition to and from standard time occurs.

If a time zone has multiple adjustment rules, they are generally ordered from earliest (at index 0) to latest (at index Length - 1).

If a time zone has no adjustment rules, the GetAdjustmentRules method returns an empty array (an array whose Length is zero).

Any modifications to the elements of the array returned by the GetAdjustmentRules method are not reflected in the adjustment rules that belong to a particular time zone. To modify a time zone's adjustment rules (such as to reflect its historical transition to and from daylight saving time) you must create a new time zone with the appropriate adjustment rules, rather than modify the existing one.

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