(PHP 5 >= 5.2.0)
DateTimeZone::__construct — Creates new DateTimeZone object
Object oriented style
Procedural style
Creates new DateTimeZone object.
Returns DateTimeZone on success. Procedural style returns FALSE on failure.
This method throws Exception if the timezone supplied is not recognised as a valid timezone.
Example #1 Catching errors when instantiating DateTimeZone
<?php
// Error handling by catching exceptions
$timezones = array('Europe/London', 'Mars/Phobos', 'Jupiter/Europa');
foreach ($timezones as $tz) {
try {
$mars = new DateTimeZone($tz);
} catch(Exception $e) {
echo $e->getMessage() . '<br />';
}
}
?>
The above example will output:
DateTimeZone::__construct() [datetimezone.--construct]: Unknown or bad timezone (Mars/Phobos) DateTimeZone::__construct() [datetimezone.--construct]: Unknown or bad timezone (Jupiter/Europa)