How to Get Current Timezone In Flutter?

Sometimes users need to show data that requires showing Date Picker in a Mobile Application. To display, the same kind of data Date Picker is used. In this article, we will go through how to get current Timezone in Flutter ??

How to Get Current Timezone In Flutter ??

There is a great library for this: https://pub.dev/packages/flutter_native_timezone

DateTime is the default class give use timezone and time offset both required to solve timezone related issue.

DateTime dateTime = DateTime.now();
print(dateTime.timeZoneName);
print(dateTime.timeZoneOffset);

We will get output like the below:

1. India

timeZoneName: IST
timeZoneOffset: 5:30:00.000000

2. America/Los_Angeles

timeZoneName: PST
timeZoneOffset: -8:00:00.000000

You can also check the available timezone list:

class MyHomePage extends StatefulWidget {
  const MyHomePage({Key? key, required this.title}) : super(key: key);
  final String title;
  @override
  State createState() => _MyHomePageState();
}

class _MyHomePageState extends State {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    DateTime now = DateTime.now();
    var timezone = now.timeZoneName;
    var offset = now.timeZoneOffset;

    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(
        title: Text(widget.title),
      ),
      body: Center(
        child: Column(
          mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
          children: [
            Text(
              "TimeZone Name : $timezone",
            ),
            Text(
              "TimeZone Offset : $offset",
            ),
          ],
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}

https://help.syncfusion.com/flutter/calendar/timezone

Output

Conclusion:

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