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10<section id="date_time.local_time.custom_time_zone">
11  <title>Custom Time Zone</title>
12
13  <link linkend="custom_time_zone_intro">Introduction</link> --
14  <link linkend="custom_time_zone_header">Header</link> --
15  <link linkend="custom_time_zone_constr">Construction</link> --
16  <link linkend="custom_time_zone_accessors">Accessors</link> --
17  <link linkend="custom_time_zone_dependents">Dependent Types</link>
18
19  <anchor id="custom_time_zone_intro" />
20  <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Introduction</bridgehead>
21  <para>
22    A custom_time_zone object is a set of data and rules that provide information about a time zone. Information such as the offset from UTC, it's name and abbreviation, as well as daylight savings rules, called <link linkend="date_time.local_time.dst_calc_rules">dst_calc_rules</link>. These rules are handled via a boost::shared_ptr&lt;dst_calc_rules&gt;. Not all time zones utilize daylight savings, therefore, time_zone objects can be used with a NULL-assigned shared_ptr.
23  </para>
24  <para>
25    As a convenience, a typedef for shared_ptr&lt;dst_calc_rules&gt; is provided.
26    <programlisting>typedef boost::shared_ptr&lt;dst_calc_rules&gt; local_time::dst_calc_rule_ptr;</programlisting>
27  </para>
28  <anchor id="date_time.local_time.custom_time_zone_ptr" />
29  <para>
30    The time_zone objects are used via a boost::shared_ptr&lt;local_time::time_zone&gt;. As a convenience, a typedef for boost::shared_ptr&lt;local_time::time_zone&gt; is provided:
31    <programlisting>typedef boost::shared_ptr&lt;time_zone&gt; local_time::time_zone_ptr;</programlisting>
32  </para>
33
34  <anchor id="custom_time_zone_header" />
35  <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Header</bridgehead>
36  <para>
37    The inclusion of a single header will bring in all boost::local_time types, functions, and IO operators.
38    <programlisting>#include "boost/date_time/local_time/local_time.hpp"</programlisting>
39  </para>
40
41  <anchor id="custom_time_zone_constr" />
42  <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Construction</bridgehead>
43  <para>
44    Construction of a custom_time_zone is dependent on four objects: a
45    <link linkend="date_time.posix_time.time_duration">time_duration</link>, a <link linkend="time_zone_names">time_zone_names</link>, a <link linkend="dst_adjustment_offsets">dst_adjustment_offsets</link>, and a shared_ptr to a <link linkend="date_time.local_time.dst_calc_rules">dst_calc_rule</link>.
46  </para>
47  <para>
48    <informaltable frame="all">
49      <tgroup cols="2">
50        <thead>
51          <row>
52            <entry>Syntax</entry>
53            <entry>Example</entry>
54          </row>
55        </thead>
56        <tbody>
57          <row>
58            <entry valign="top"><screen>custom_time_zone(...)
59  Parameters:
60    <link linkend="time_zone_names">names</link>,
61    <link linkend="date_time.posix_time.time_duration">gmt_offset</link>,
62    <link linkend="dst_adjustment_offsets">dst_offsets</link>,
63    <link linkend="date_time.local_time.dst_calc_rules">dst_rules</link> </screen></entry>
64            <entry>See <link linkend="date_time.examples.simple_time_zone">simple_time_zone</link> example for time_zone usage</entry>
65          </row>
66        </tbody>
67      </tgroup>
68    </informaltable>
69  </para>
70
71  <anchor id="custom_time_zone_accessors" />
72  <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Accessors</bridgehead>
73  <para>
74    <informaltable frame="all">
75      <tgroup cols="2">
76        <thead>
77          <row>
78            <entry valign="top" morerows="1">Syntax</entry>
79            <entry>Description</entry>
80          </row>
81          <row>
82            <entry>Example</entry>
83          </row>
84        </thead>
85        <tbody>
86          <row>
87            <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>std::string dst_zone_abbrev()</screen></entry>
88            <entry>Returns the daylight savings abbreviation for the represented time zone.</entry>
89          </row>
90          <row>
91            <entry><screen>nyc_zone_sh_ptr->dst_zone_abbrev();
92// "EDT"</screen></entry>
93          </row>
94
95          <row>
96            <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>std::string std_zone_abbrev()</screen></entry>
97            <entry>Returns the standard abbreviation for the represented time zone.</entry>
98          </row>
99          <row>
100            <entry><screen>nyc_zone_sh_ptr->std_zone_abbrev();
101// "EST"</screen></entry>
102          </row>
103
104          <row>
105            <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>std::string dst_zone_name()</screen></entry>
106            <entry>Returns the daylight savings name for the represented time zone.</entry>
107          </row>
108          <row>
109            <entry><screen>nyc_zone_sh_ptr->dst_zone_name();
110// "Eastern Daylight Time"</screen></entry>
111          </row>
112
113          <row>
114            <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>std::string std_zone_name()</screen></entry>
115            <entry>Returns the standard name for the represented time zone.</entry>
116          </row>
117          <row>
118            <entry><screen>nyc_zone_sh_ptr->std_zone_name();
119// "Eastern Standard Time"</screen></entry>
120          </row>
121
122          <row>
123            <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>bool has_dst()</screen></entry>
124            <entry>Returns true when custom_time_zone's shared_ptr to dst_calc_rules is not NULL.</entry>
125          </row>
126          <row>
127            <entry><screen>nyc_zone_sh_ptr->has_dst();
128// true
129phx_zone_sh_ptr->has_dst();
130// false</screen>
131            </entry>
132          </row>
133
134          <row>
135            <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>dst_local_start_time(...)
136  Return Type:
137    ptime
138  Parameter:
139    greg_year</screen></entry>
140            <entry>The date and time daylight savings time begins in given year. Returns not_a_date_time if this zone has no daylight savings.</entry>
141          </row>
142          <row>
143            <entry><screen>nyc_ptr->dst_local_start_time(2004);
144// 2004-Apr-04 02:00</screen></entry>
145          </row>
146
147          <row>
148            <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>dst_local_end_time(...)
149  Return Type:
150    ptime
151  Parameter:
152    greg_year</screen></entry>
153            <entry>The date and time daylight savings time ends in given year. Returns not_a_date_time if this zone has no daylight savings.</entry>
154          </row>
155          <row>
156            <entry><screen>nyc_ptr->dst_local_end_time(2004);
157// 2004-Oct-31 02:00</screen></entry>
158          </row>
159
160          <row>
161            <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>time_duration base_utc_offset()</screen></entry>
162            <entry>The amount of time offset from UTC (typically in hours).</entry>
163          </row>
164          <row>
165            <entry><screen>nyc_ptr->base_utc_offset();
166// -05:00</screen></entry>
167          </row>
168
169          <row>
170            <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>time_duration dst_offset()</screen></entry>
171            <entry>The amount of time shifted during daylight savings.</entry>
172          </row>
173          <row>
174            <entry><screen>nyc_zone_sh_ptr->dst_offset();
175// 01:00</screen></entry>
176          </row>
177
178          <row>
179            <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>std::string to_posix_string()</screen></entry>
180            <entry>Returns a posix time zone string representation of this time_zone object. Depending on how the time_zone object was created, the date-spec format of the string will be in either 'M' notation or 'n' notation. Every possible date-spec that can be represented in 'J' notation can also be represented in 'n' notation. The reverse is not true so only 'n' notation is used for these types of date-specs. For a detailed description of a posix time zone string see <link linkend="date_time.local_time.posix_time_zone">posix_time_zone</link>.</entry>
181          </row>
182          <row>
183            <entry><screen>nyc_ptr->to_posix_string();
184// "EST-05EDT+01,M4.1.0/02:00,M10.5.0/02:00"
185phx_ptr->to_posix_string();
186// "MST-07"
187            </screen></entry>
188          </row>
189        </tbody>
190      </tgroup>
191    </informaltable>
192  </para>
193
194  <anchor id="custom_time_zone_dependents" />
195  <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Dependent Types</bridgehead>
196  <link linkend="time_zone_names">Time Zone Names</link> --
197  <link linkend="dst_adjustment_offsets">Dst Adjustment Offsets</link> --
198  <link linkend="date_time.local_time.dst_calc_rules">Daylight Savings Calc Rules</link>
199  <anchor id="time_zone_names" />
200  <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Time Zone Names</bridgehead>
201  <para>
202    The time_zone_names_base type is an immutable template class of four strings. One each for the name and abbreviation in standard time and daylight savings time. The time_zone_names type is a typedef of time_zone_names_base&lt;char&gt;.
203  </para>
204  <para>
205    <informaltable frame="all">
206      <tgroup cols="2">
207        <thead>
208          <row>
209            <entry valign="top" morerows="1">Syntax</entry>
210            <entry>Description</entry>
211          </row>
212          <row>
213            <entry>Example</entry>
214          </row>
215        </thead>
216        <tbody>
217          <row>
218            <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>time_zone_names(...)
219  Parameters:
220    string std_name
221    string std_abbrev
222    string dst_name
223    string dst_abbrev</screen></entry>
224            <entry>The only constructor, all four strings must be provided.</entry>
225          </row>
226          <row>
227            <entry><screen>string sn("Eastern Standard Time");
228string sa("EST");
229string dn("Eastern Daylight Time");
230string da("EDT");
231time_zone_names nyc_names(sn, sa,
232                          dn, da);</screen>
233            </entry>
234          </row>
235
236          <row>
237            <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>std::string std_zone_name()</screen></entry>
238            <entry>Returns the standard zone name</entry>
239          </row>
240          <row>
241            <entry><screen>nyc_names.std_zone_name();
242// "Eastern Standard Time"</screen></entry>
243          </row>
244
245          <row>
246            <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>std::string std_zone_abbrev()</screen></entry>
247            <entry>Returns the standard zone abbreviation</entry>
248          </row>
249          <row>
250            <entry><screen>nyc_names.std_zone_abbrev();
251// "EST"</screen></entry>
252          </row>
253
254          <row>
255            <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>std::string dst_zone_name()</screen></entry>
256            <entry>Returns the daylight savings zone name</entry>
257          </row>
258          <row>
259            <entry><screen>nyc_names.std_zone_name();
260// "Eastern Daylight Time"</screen></entry>
261          </row>
262
263          <row>
264            <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>std::string dst_zone_abbrev()</screen></entry>
265            <entry>Returns the daylight savings zone abbreviation</entry>
266          </row>
267          <row>
268            <entry><screen>nyc_names.std_zone_abbrev();
269// "EDT"</screen></entry>
270          </row>
271        </tbody>
272      </tgroup>
273    </informaltable>
274  </para>
275
276  <anchor id="dst_adjustment_offsets" />
277  <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Dst Adjustment Offsets</bridgehead>
278  <para>
279    The dst_adjustment_offsets type is a collection of three <link linkend="date_time.posix_time.time_duration">time_duration</link> objects.
280  </para>
281  <para>
282    <informaltable frame="all">
283      <tgroup cols="2">
284        <thead>
285          <row>
286            <entry valign="top" morerows="1">Syntax</entry>
287            <entry>Description</entry>
288          </row>
289          <row>
290            <entry>Example</entry>
291          </row>
292        </thead>
293        <tbody>
294          <row>
295            <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>dst_adjustment_offsets(...)
296  Parameters:
297    time_duration dst_adjust
298    time_duration start_offset
299    time_duration end_offset</screen></entry>
300            <entry>The first time_duration is the daylight savings adjustment. The second is the time which daylight savings starts on the start day. The third is the time daylight savings ends on the ending day.</entry>
301          </row>
302          <row>
303            <entry><screen>
304dst_adjustment_offsets(hours(1),
305                       hours(2),
306                       hours(2));</screen></entry>
307          </row>
308        </tbody>
309      </tgroup>
310    </informaltable>
311  </para>
312
313  <anchor id="date_time.local_time.dst_calc_rules" />
314  <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Daylight Savings Calc Rules</bridgehead>
315  <para>
316    Daylight savings calc rules, named dst_calc_rules, are a series of objects that group appropriate <link linkend="date_time.gregorian.date_algorithms">date_generators</link> together to form rule sets. The individual rules objects are used via dst_calc_rule_ptr.
317  </para>
318  <para>
319    For a complete example of all five dst_calc_rule types, see: <link linkend="date_time.examples.calc_rules">calc_rules example</link>.
320  </para>
321  <para>
322    <informaltable frame="all">
323      <tgroup cols="2">
324        <thead>
325          <row>
326            <entry>Syntax</entry>
327            <entry>Description</entry>
328          </row>
329        </thead>
330        <tbody>
331          <row>
332            <entry valign="top"><screen>partial_date_dst_rule(...)
333  Parameters:
334    start_rule
335    end_rule</screen></entry>
336            <entry>Both the start and end rules are of type gregorian::partial_date.</entry>
337          </row>
338          <row>
339            <entry valign="top"><screen>first_last_dst_rule(...)
340  Parameters:
341    start_rule
342    end_rule</screen></entry>
343            <entry>The DST start rule is of type gregorian::first_day_of_the_week_in_month and the end rule is of type gregorian::last_day_of_the_week_in_month.</entry>
344          </row>
345          <row>
346            <entry valign="top"><screen>last_last_dst_rule(...)
347  Parameters:
348    start_rule
349    end_rule</screen></entry>
350            <entry>Both the start and end rules are of type gregorian::last_day_of_the_week_in_month.</entry>
351          </row>
352          <row>
353            <entry valign="top"><screen>nth_last_dst_rule(...)
354  Parameters:
355    start_rule
356    end_rule</screen></entry>
357            <entry>The DST start rule is of type gregorian::nth_day_of_the_week_in_month and the end rule is of type gregorian::last_day_of_the_week_in_month.</entry>
358          </row>
359          <row>
360            <entry valign="top"><screen>nth_kday_dst_rule(...)
361  Parameters:
362    start_rule
363    end_rule)
364(see note* below)</screen>
365            </entry>
366            <entry>Both rules are of type gregorian::nth_day_of_the_week_in_month.</entry>
367          </row>
368        </tbody>
369      </tgroup>
370    </informaltable>
371    <para>
372      * Note: The name "nth_kday_dst_rule" is a bit cryptic. Therefore, a more descriptive name, "nth_day_of_the_week_in_month_dst_rule", is also provided.
373    </para>
374  </para>
375
376</section>
377