abbreviationDictionary
Returns a dictionary holding the mappings of time zone abbreviations to time zone names.
+ (NSDictionary *)abbreviationDictionary
Return Value
A dictionary holding the mappings of time zone abbreviations to time zone names.
Discussion of [NSTimeZone abbreviationDictionary]
Note that more than one time zone may have the same abbreviation—for example, US/Pacific and Canada/Pacific both use the abbreviation “PST.” In these cases,
abbreviationDictionary chooses a single name to map the abbreviation to.
Example of [NSTimeZone abbreviationDictionary]
NSTimeZone* localTimeZone = [NSTimeZone localTimeZone];
NSString* localAbbreviation = [localTimeZone abbreviation];
NSDictionary* abbreviationDictionary = [NSTimeZone abbreviationDictionary];
NSString* timeZoneID =
[abbreviationDictionary objectForKey:localAbbreviation]; //should return 'America/Los_Angeles' if the abbreviation is ‘PDT’
Example of [NSTimeZone abbreviationDictionary]
NSLog(@"timezones: %@", [NSTimeZone abbreviationDictionary]);Output
timezones: {
ADT = "America/Halifax";
AKDT = "America/Juneau";
AKST = "America/Juneau";
ART = "America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires";
AST = "America/Halifax";
BDT = "Asia/Dhaka";
BRST = "America/Sao_Paulo";
BRT = "America/Sao_Paulo";
BST = "Europe/London";
CAT = "Africa/Harare";
CDT = "America/Chicago";
CEST = "Europe/Paris";
CET = "Europe/Paris";
CLST = "America/Santiago";
CLT = "America/Santiago";
COT = "America/Bogota";
CST = "America/Chicago";
EAT = "Africa/Addis_Ababa";
EDT = "America/New_York";
EEST = "Europe/Istanbul";
EET = "Europe/Istanbul";
EST = "America/New_York";
GMT = GMT;
GST = "Asia/Dubai";
HKT = "Asia/Hong_Kong";
HST = "Pacific/Honolulu";
ICT = "Asia/Bangkok";
IRST = "Asia/Tehran";
IST = "Asia/Calcutta";
JST = "Asia/Tokyo";
KST = "Asia/Seoul";
MDT = "America/Denver";
MSD = "Europe/Moscow";
MSK = "Europe/Moscow";
MST = "America/Denver";
NZDT = "Pacific/Auckland";
NZST = "Pacific/Auckland";
PDT = "America/Los_Angeles";
PET = "America/Lima";
PHT = "Asia/Manila";
PKT = "Asia/Karachi";
PST = "America/Los_Angeles";
SGT = "Asia/Singapore";
UTC = UTC;
WAT = "Africa/Lagos";
WEST = "Europe/Lisbon";
WET = "Europe/Lisbon";
WIT = "Asia/Jakarta";
}