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Difference Between DateTime, DateTimeOffset, and TimeZoneInfo
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Imports System.Collections.ObjectModel
Module TimeOffsets
Public Sub Main()
Dim thisTime As DateTimeOffset
thisTime = New DateTimeOffset(#06/10/2007#, New TimeSpan(-7, 0, 0))
ShowPossibleTimeZones(thisTime)
thisTime = New DateTimeOffset(#03/10/2007#, New TimeSpan(-6, 0, 0))
ShowPossibleTimeZones(thisTime)
End Sub
Private Sub ShowPossibleTimeZones(offsetTime As DateTimeOffset)
Dim offset As TimeSpan = offsetTime.Offset
Dim timeZones As ReadOnlyCollection(Of TimeZoneInfo)
Console.WriteLine("{0} could belong to the following time zones:",offsetTime.ToString())
timeZones = TimeZoneInfo.GetSystemTimeZones()
For Each timeZone As TimeZoneInfo In timeZones
If timeZone.GetUtcOffset(offsetTime.DateTime).Equals(offset) Then
Console.WriteLine(" {0}", timeZone.DisplayName)
End If
Next
Console.WriteLine()
End Sub
End Module
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