IsTimeZoneInCountry

Object and Type

Object : FCApplication

Type : Method

Prototype

Public Function IsTimeZoneInCountry(ByVal Country As String,
                                    ByVal TimeZone As String,
									ByVal IsFullName As Boolean) As Boolean

Description

This method returns a boolean indicating if the given time zone is valid for the given country. The time zone and country tables are cached in the FCApplication object, so this method does not cause a database round-trip.

Parameters

Parameter Name	Required?	Description
Country	Yes	Country Name
TimeZone	Yes	TimeZone name or TimeZone Full Name
IsFullName	Yes	Boolean indicating if the TimeZone is the name or the Full name.

Returns

A boolean value indicating if the given time zone is valid for the given country.

Example

The following example checks if a given time zone is valid for the given country using the (short) name of the time zone.

JavaScript:

var country = "USA"
var time_zone = "PST" If (FCApp.IsTimeZoneInCountry(country,time_zone,false)) {
  Response.Write(time_zone + " is valid for " + country); }
else {
  Response.Write (time_zone + " is NOT valid for " + country); }

The following example checks if a given time zone is valid for the given country using the full_name of the time zone.

JavaScript:

var country = "United Kingdom"

var time_zone = "Greenwich Mean Time" If (FCApp.IsTimeZoneInCountry(country,time_zone,true)) {
  Response.Write (time_zone + " is valid for " + country); }
else {
  Response.Write (time_zone + " is NOT valid for " + country); }