# timezone_abbreviations_list

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0)

timezone_abbreviations_list — Returns associative array containing dst, offset and the timezone name

### Description

array timezone_abbreviations_list ( void )
array DateTimeZone::listAbbreviations ( void )

### Return Values

Returns array on success or `FALSE` on failure.

### Examples

Example#1 A timezone_abbreviations_list() example

`<?php
$timezone_abbreviations = DateTimeZone::listAbbreviations();
print_r($timezone_abbreviations["acst"]);
?>`

The above example will output something similar to:

    Array
    (
        [0] => Array
            (
                [dst] => 1
                [offset] => -14400
                [timezone_id] => America/Porto_Acre
            )

        [1] => Array
            (
                [dst] => 1
                [offset] => -14400
                [timezone_id] => America/Eirunepe
            )

        [2] => Array
            (
                [dst] => 1
                [offset] => -14400
                [timezone_id] => America/Rio_Branco
            )

        [3] => Array
            (
                [dst] => 1
                [offset] => -14400
                [timezone_id] => Brazil/Acre
            )

    )

### See Also

- timezone_identifiers_list()