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    <div id="content"><h1>Module: Lazier::TimeZone
  
  
  
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      <dt class="r1">Extended by:</dt>
      <dd class="r1">ActiveSupport::Concern</dd>
      
    
  
    
  
  
  
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    <dd class="r2 last">lib/lazier/datetime.rb</dd>
  
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<h2>Overview</h2><div class="docstring">
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    <p>Extensions for timezone objects.</p>


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      <strong class="modules">Modules:</strong> <span class='object_link'><a href="TimeZone/ClassMethods.html" title="Lazier::TimeZone::ClassMethods (module)">ClassMethods</a></span>
    
  
    
  
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      <a href="#aliases-instance_method" title="#aliases (instance method)">- (Array) <strong>aliases</strong> </a>
    

    
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    <span class="summary_desc"><div class='inline'><p>Returns a list of valid aliases (city names) for this timezone (basing on offset).</p>
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      <a href="#current_alias-instance_method" title="#current_alias (instance method)">- (String) <strong>current_alias</strong> </a>
    

    
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    <span class="summary_desc"><div class='inline'><p>Returns the current alias for this timezone.</p>
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      <a href="#current_offset-instance_method" title="#current_offset (instance method)">- (Fixnum|Rational) <strong>current_offset</strong>(rational = false, date = nil) </a>
    

    
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    <span class="summary_desc"><div class='inline'><p>Returns the current offset for this timezone, taking care of Daylight Saving Time (DST).</p>
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      <a href="#dst_correction-instance_method" title="#dst_correction (instance method)">- (Fixnum|Rational) <strong>dst_correction</strong>(rational = false, year = nil) </a>
    

    
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    <span class="summary_desc"><div class='inline'><p>Return the correction applied to the standard offset the timezone when the Daylight Saving Time (DST) is active.</p>
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      <a href="#dst_name-instance_method" title="#dst_name (instance method)">- (String) <strong>dst_name</strong>(dst_label = nil, year = nil, name = nil) </a>
    

    
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    <span class="summary_desc"><div class='inline'><p>Returns the name for this zone with Daylight Saving Time (DST) active.</p>
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      <a href="#dst_offset-instance_method" title="#dst_offset (instance method)">- (Fixnum|Rational) <strong>dst_offset</strong>(rational = false, year = nil, method = :utc_total_offset) </a>
    

    
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    <span class="summary_desc"><div class='inline'><p>Returns the standard offset for this timezone timezone when the Daylight Saving Time (DST) is active.</p>
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      <a href="#dst_period-instance_method" title="#dst_period (instance method)">- (TimezonePeriod) <strong>dst_period</strong>(year = nil) </a>
    

    
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    <span class="summary_desc"><div class='inline'><p>Gets a period for this timezone when the Daylight Saving Time (DST) is active (it takes care of different hemispheres).</p>
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      <a href="#offset-instance_method" title="#offset (instance method)">- (Fixnum|Rational) <strong>offset</strong>(rational = false) </a>
    

    
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    <span class="summary_desc"><div class='inline'><p>Returns the standard offset for this timezone.</p>
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      <a href="#to_str-instance_method" title="#to_str (instance method)">- (String) <strong>to_str</strong>(name = nil, colon = true) </a>
    

    
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    <span class="summary_desc"><div class='inline'><p>Returns the name for this zone with Daylight Saving Time (DST) active.</p>
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      <a href="#to_str_parameterized-instance_method" title="#to_str_parameterized (instance method)">- (String) <strong>to_str_parameterized</strong>(with_offset = true, name = nil) </a>
    

    
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    <span class="summary_desc"><div class='inline'><p>Returns a parameterized string representation for this zone.</p>
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      <a href="#to_str_with_dst-instance_method" title="#to_str_with_dst (instance method)">- (String) <strong>to_str_with_dst</strong>(dst_label = nil, year = nil, name = nil) </a>
    

    
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    <span class="summary_desc"><div class='inline'><p>Returns a string representation for this zone with Daylight Saving Time (DST) active.</p>
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      <a href="#to_str_with_dst_parameterized-instance_method" title="#to_str_with_dst_parameterized (instance method)">- (String) <strong>to_str_with_dst_parameterized</strong>(dst_label = nil, year = nil, name = nil) </a>
    

    
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    <span class="summary_desc"><div class='inline'><p>Returns a parameterized string representation for this zone with Daylight Saving Time (DST) active.</p>
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      <a href="#uses_dst%3F-instance_method" title="#uses_dst? (instance method)">- (Boolean) <strong>uses_dst?</strong>(reference = nil) </a>
    

    
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    <span class="summary_desc"><div class='inline'><p>Checks if the timezone uses Daylight Saving Time (DST) for that date or year.</p>
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    - (<tt>Array</tt>) <strong>aliases</strong> 
  

  

  
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    <p>Returns a list of valid aliases (city names) for this timezone (basing on offset).</p>


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        <span class='type'>(<tt>Array</tt>)</span>
      
      
      
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      <pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'lib/lazier/datetime.rb', line 395</span>

<span class='kw'>def</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_aliases'>aliases</span>
  <span class='id identifier rubyid_reference'>reference</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='kw'>self</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_class'>class</span><span class='op'>::</span><span class='const'>MAPPING</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_fetch'>fetch</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_name'>name</span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_name'>name</span><span class='rparen'>)</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_gsub'>gsub</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>&quot;</span><span class='tstring_content'>_</span><span class='tstring_end'>&quot;</span></span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>&quot;</span><span class='tstring_content'> </span><span class='tstring_end'>&quot;</span></span><span class='rparen'>)</span>
  <span class='ivar'>@aliases</span> <span class='op'>||=</span> <span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='lbracket'>[</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_reference'>reference</span><span class='rbracket'>]</span> <span class='op'>+</span> <span class='kw'>self</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_class'>class</span><span class='op'>::</span><span class='const'>MAPPING</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_collect'>collect</span> <span class='lbrace'>{</span> <span class='op'>|</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_name'>name</span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_zone'>zone</span><span class='op'>|</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_format_alias'>format_alias</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_name'>name</span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_zone'>zone</span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_reference'>reference</span><span class='rparen'>)</span> <span class='rbrace'>}</span><span class='rparen'>)</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_uniq'>uniq</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_compact'>compact</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_sort'>sort</span>
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    - (<tt><span class='object_link'><a href="String.html" title="Lazier::String (module)">String</a></span></tt>) <strong>current_alias</strong> 
  

  

  
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    <p>Returns the current alias for this timezone.</p>


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        <span class='type'>(<tt><span class='object_link'><a href="String.html" title="Lazier::String (module)">String</a></span></tt>)</span>
      
      
      
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        <div class='inline'><p>The current alias or the first alias of the current timezone.</p>
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      <pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'lib/lazier/datetime.rb', line 414</span>

<span class='kw'>def</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_current_alias'>current_alias</span>
  <span class='id identifier rubyid_identifier'>identifier</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_tzinfo'>tzinfo</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_identifier'>identifier</span>

  <span class='id identifier rubyid_catch'>catch</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='symbol'>:alias</span><span class='rparen'>)</span> <span class='kw'>do</span>
    <span class='id identifier rubyid_aliases'>aliases</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_each'>each</span> <span class='kw'>do</span> <span class='op'>|</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_a'>a</span><span class='op'>|</span>
      <span class='id identifier rubyid_throw'>throw</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='symbol'>:alias</span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_a'>a</span><span class='rparen'>)</span> <span class='kw'>if</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_a'>a</span> <span class='op'>==</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_identifier'>identifier</span>
    <span class='kw'>end</span>

    <span class='id identifier rubyid_aliases'>aliases</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_first'>first</span>
  <span class='kw'>end</span>
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    - (<tt>Fixnum|Rational</tt>) <strong>current_offset</strong>(rational = false, date = nil) 
  

  

  
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    <p>Returns the current offset for this timezone, taking care of Daylight Saving Time (DST).</p>


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        <span class='name'>rational</span>
      
      
        <span class='type'>(<tt><span class='object_link'><a href="Boolean.html" title="Lazier::Boolean (module)">Boolean</a></span></tt>)</span>
      
      
        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>false</tt>)</em>
      
      
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        <div class='inline'><p>If to return the offset as a Rational.</p>
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        <span class='name'>date</span>
      
      
        <span class='type'>(<tt><span class='object_link'><a href="DateTime.html" title="Lazier::DateTime (module)">DateTime</a></span></tt>)</span>
      
      
        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>nil</tt>)</em>
      
      
        &mdash;
        <div class='inline'><p>The date to consider. Defaults to now.</p>
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    <li>
      
      
        <span class='type'>(<tt>Fixnum|Rational</tt>)</span>
      
      
      
        &mdash;
        <div class='inline'><p>The offset of this timezone.</p>
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<span class='kw'>def</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_current_offset'>current_offset</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_rational'>rational</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='kw'>false</span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_date'>date</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='kw'>nil</span><span class='rparen'>)</span>
  <span class='id identifier rubyid_date'>date</span> <span class='op'>||=</span> <span class='op'>::</span><span class='const'>DateTime</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_now'>now</span>
  <span class='id identifier rubyid_rv'>rv</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_period_for_utc'>period_for_utc</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_date'>date</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_utc'>utc</span><span class='rparen'>)</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_dst?'>dst?</span> <span class='op'>?</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_dst_offset'>dst_offset</span> <span class='op'>:</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_offset'>offset</span><span class='rparen'>)</span>
  <span class='id identifier rubyid_rational'>rational</span> <span class='op'>?</span> <span class='kw'>self</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_class'>class</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_rationalize_offset'>rationalize_offset</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_rv'>rv</span><span class='rparen'>)</span> <span class='op'>:</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_rv'>rv</span>
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    - (<tt>Fixnum|Rational</tt>) <strong>dst_correction</strong>(rational = false, year = nil) 
  

  

  
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    <p>Return the correction applied to the standard offset the timezone when the Daylight Saving Time (DST) is active.</p>


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        <span class='name'>rational</span>
      
      
        <span class='type'>(<tt><span class='object_link'><a href="Boolean.html" title="Lazier::Boolean (module)">Boolean</a></span></tt>)</span>
      
      
        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>false</tt>)</em>
      
      
        &mdash;
        <div class='inline'><p>If to return the offset as a Rational.</p>
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        <span class='name'>year</span>
      
      
        <span class='type'>(<tt>Fixnum</tt>)</span>
      
      
        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>nil</tt>)</em>
      
      
        &mdash;
        <div class='inline'><p>The year to which refer to. Defaults to the current year.</p>
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    <li>
      
      
        <span class='type'>(<tt>Fixnum|Rational</tt>)</span>
      
      
      
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<span class='kw'>def</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_dst_correction'>dst_correction</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_rational'>rational</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='kw'>false</span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_year'>year</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='kw'>nil</span><span class='rparen'>)</span>
  <span class='id identifier rubyid_dst_offset'>dst_offset</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_rational'>rational</span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_year'>year</span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='symbol'>:std_offset</span><span class='rparen'>)</span>
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    - (<tt><span class='object_link'><a href="String.html" title="Lazier::String (module)">String</a></span></tt>) <strong>dst_name</strong>(dst_label = nil, year = nil, name = nil) 
  

  

  
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    <p>Returns the name for this zone with Daylight Saving Time (DST) active.</p>


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        <span class='name'>dst_label</span>
      
      
        <span class='type'>(<tt><span class='object_link'><a href="String.html" title="Lazier::String (module)">String</a></span></tt>)</span>
      
      
        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>nil</tt>)</em>
      
      
        &mdash;
        <div class='inline'><p>Label for the DST indication. Defaults to <code>(DST)</code>.</p>
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        <span class='name'>year</span>
      
      
        <span class='type'>(<tt>Fixnum</tt>)</span>
      
      
        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>nil</tt>)</em>
      
      
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        <div class='inline'><p>The year to which refer to. Defaults to the current year.</p>
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        <span class='name'>name</span>
      
      
        <span class='type'>(<tt><span class='object_link'><a href="String.html" title="Lazier::String (module)">String</a></span></tt>)</span>
      
      
        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>nil</tt>)</em>
      
      
        &mdash;
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        <span class='type'>(<tt><span class='object_link'><a href="String.html" title="Lazier::String (module)">String</a></span></tt>)</span>
      
      
      
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<span class='kw'>def</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_dst_name'>dst_name</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_dst_label'>dst_label</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='kw'>nil</span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_year'>year</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='kw'>nil</span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_name'>name</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='kw'>nil</span><span class='rparen'>)</span>
  <span class='id identifier rubyid_uses_dst?'>uses_dst?</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_year'>year</span><span class='rparen'>)</span> <span class='op'>?</span> <span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>&quot;</span><span class='embexpr_beg'>#{</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_name'>name</span> <span class='op'>||</span> <span class='kw'>self</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_name'>name</span><span class='rbrace'>}</span><span class='tstring_content'> </span><span class='embexpr_beg'>#{</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_dst_label'>dst_label</span> <span class='op'>||</span> <span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>&quot;</span><span class='tstring_content'>(DST)</span><span class='tstring_end'>&quot;</span></span><span class='rbrace'>}</span><span class='tstring_end'>&quot;</span></span> <span class='op'>:</span> <span class='kw'>nil</span>
<span class='kw'>end</span></pre>
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    - (<tt>Fixnum|Rational</tt>) <strong>dst_offset</strong>(rational = false, year = nil, method = :utc_total_offset) 
  

  

  
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    <p>Returns the standard offset for this timezone timezone when the Daylight Saving Time (DST) is active.</p>


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        <span class='name'>rational</span>
      
      
        <span class='type'>(<tt><span class='object_link'><a href="Boolean.html" title="Lazier::Boolean (module)">Boolean</a></span></tt>)</span>
      
      
        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>false</tt>)</em>
      
      
        &mdash;
        <div class='inline'><p>If to return the offset as a Rational.</p>
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        <span class='name'>year</span>
      
      
        <span class='type'>(<tt>Fixnum</tt>)</span>
      
      
        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>nil</tt>)</em>
      
      
        &mdash;
        <div class='inline'><p>The year to which refer to. Defaults to the current year.</p>
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        <span class='name'>method</span>
      
      
        <span class='type'>(<tt>Symbol</tt>)</span>
      
      
        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>:utc_total_offset</tt>)</em>
      
      
        &mdash;
        <div class='inline'><p>The method to use for getting the offset. Default is total offset from UTC.</p>
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    <li>
      
      
        <span class='type'>(<tt>Fixnum|Rational</tt>)</span>
      
      
      
        &mdash;
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<span class='kw'>def</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_dst_offset'>dst_offset</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_rational'>rational</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='kw'>false</span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_year'>year</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='kw'>nil</span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_method'>method</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='symbol'>:utc_total_offset</span><span class='rparen'>)</span>
  <span class='id identifier rubyid_period'>period</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_dst_period'>dst_period</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_year'>year</span><span class='rparen'>)</span>
  <span class='id identifier rubyid_rv'>rv</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_period'>period</span> <span class='op'>?</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_period'>period</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_send'>send</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_method'>method</span><span class='rparen'>)</span> <span class='op'>:</span> <span class='int'>0</span>
  <span class='id identifier rubyid_rational'>rational</span> <span class='op'>?</span> <span class='kw'>self</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_class'>class</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_rationalize_offset'>rationalize_offset</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_rv'>rv</span><span class='rparen'>)</span> <span class='op'>:</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_rv'>rv</span>
<span class='kw'>end</span></pre>
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    - (<tt>TimezonePeriod</tt>) <strong>dst_period</strong>(year = nil) 
  

  

  
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    <p>Gets a period for this timezone when the Daylight Saving Time (DST) is active (it takes care of different hemispheres).</p>


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        <span class='name'>year</span>
      
      
        <span class='type'>(<tt>Fixnum</tt>)</span>
      
      
        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>nil</tt>)</em>
      
      
        &mdash;
        <div class='inline'><p>The year to which refer to. Defaults to the current year.</p>
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    <li>
      
      
        <span class='type'>(<tt>TimezonePeriod</tt>)</span>
      
      
      
        &mdash;
        <div class='inline'><p>A period when the Daylight Saving Time (DST) is active or <code>nil</code> if the timezone doesn’t use DST for that year.</p>
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      <pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'lib/lazier/datetime.rb', line 438</span>

<span class='kw'>def</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_dst_period'>dst_period</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_year'>year</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='kw'>nil</span><span class='rparen'>)</span>
  <span class='id identifier rubyid_year'>year</span> <span class='op'>||=</span> <span class='op'>::</span><span class='const'>Date</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_today'>today</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_year'>year</span>

  <span class='id identifier rubyid_northern_summer'>northern_summer</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='op'>::</span><span class='const'>DateTime</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_civil'>civil</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_year'>year</span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='int'>7</span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='int'>15</span><span class='rparen'>)</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_utc'>utc</span> <span class='comment'># This is a representation of a summer period in the Northern Hemisphere.
</span>  <span class='id identifier rubyid_southern_summer'>southern_summer</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='op'>::</span><span class='const'>DateTime</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_civil'>civil</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_year'>year</span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='int'>1</span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='int'>15</span><span class='rparen'>)</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_utc'>utc</span> <span class='comment'># This is a representation of a summer period in the Southern Hemisphere.
</span>
  <span class='id identifier rubyid_period'>period</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='kw'>self</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_period_for_utc'>period_for_utc</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_northern_summer'>northern_summer</span><span class='rparen'>)</span>
  <span class='id identifier rubyid_period'>period</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='kw'>self</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_period_for_utc'>period_for_utc</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_southern_summer'>southern_summer</span><span class='rparen'>)</span> <span class='kw'>if</span> <span class='op'>!</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_period'>period</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_dst?'>dst?</span>
  <span class='id identifier rubyid_period'>period</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_dst?'>dst?</span> <span class='op'>?</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_period'>period</span> <span class='op'>:</span> <span class='kw'>nil</span>
<span class='kw'>end</span></pre>
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    - (<tt>Fixnum|Rational</tt>) <strong>offset</strong>(rational = false) 
  

  

  
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    <p>Returns the standard offset for this timezone.</p>


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        <span class='name'>rational</span>
      
      
        <span class='type'>(<tt><span class='object_link'><a href="Boolean.html" title="Lazier::Boolean (module)">Boolean</a></span></tt>)</span>
      
      
        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>false</tt>)</em>
      
      
        &mdash;
        <div class='inline'><p>If to return the offset as a Rational.</p>
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    <li>
      
      
        <span class='type'>(<tt>Fixnum|Rational</tt>)</span>
      
      
      
        &mdash;
        <div class='inline'><p>The offset of this timezone.</p>
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<span class='kw'>def</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_offset'>offset</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_rational'>rational</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='kw'>false</span><span class='rparen'>)</span>
  <span class='id identifier rubyid_rational'>rational</span> <span class='op'>?</span> <span class='kw'>self</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_class'>class</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_rationalize_offset'>rationalize_offset</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_utc_offset'>utc_offset</span><span class='rparen'>)</span> <span class='op'>:</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_utc_offset'>utc_offset</span>
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    - (<tt><span class='object_link'><a href="String.html" title="Lazier::String (module)">String</a></span></tt>) <strong>to_str</strong>(name = nil, colon = true) 
  

  

  
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    <p>Returns the name for this zone with Daylight Saving Time (DST) active.</p>


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    <li>
      
        <span class='name'>name</span>
      
      
        <span class='type'>(<tt><span class='object_link'><a href="String.html" title="Lazier::String (module)">String</a></span></tt>)</span>
      
      
        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>nil</tt>)</em>
      
      
        &mdash;
        <div class='inline'><p>The name to use for this zone. Defaults to the zone name.</p>
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    <li>
      
        <span class='name'>colon</span>
      
      
        <span class='type'>(<tt><span class='object_link'><a href="Boolean.html" title="Lazier::Boolean (module)">Boolean</a></span></tt>)</span>
      
      
        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>true</tt>)</em>
      
      
        &mdash;
        <div class='inline'><p>If to put the colon in the output string.</p>
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<ul class="return">
  
    <li>
      
      
        <span class='type'>(<tt><span class='object_link'><a href="String.html" title="Lazier::String (module)">String</a></span></tt>)</span>
      
      
      
        &mdash;
        <div class='inline'><p>The name for this zone.</p>
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<span class='kw'>def</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_to_str'>to_str</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_name'>name</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='kw'>nil</span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_colon'>colon</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='kw'>true</span><span class='rparen'>)</span>
  <span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>&quot;</span><span class='tstring_content'>(GMT</span><span class='embexpr_beg'>#{</span><span class='kw'>self</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_formatted_offset'>formatted_offset</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_colon'>colon</span><span class='rparen'>)</span><span class='rbrace'>}</span><span class='tstring_content'>) </span><span class='embexpr_beg'>#{</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_name'>name</span> <span class='op'>||</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_current_alias'>current_alias</span><span class='rbrace'>}</span><span class='tstring_end'>&quot;</span></span>
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    - (<tt><span class='object_link'><a href="String.html" title="Lazier::String (module)">String</a></span></tt>) <strong>to_str_parameterized</strong>(with_offset = true, name = nil) 
  

  

  
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    <p>Returns a parameterized string representation for this zone.</p>


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        <span class='name'>with_offset</span>
      
      
        <span class='type'>(<tt><span class='object_link'><a href="Boolean.html" title="Lazier::Boolean (module)">Boolean</a></span></tt>)</span>
      
      
        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>true</tt>)</em>
      
      
        &mdash;
        <div class='inline'><p>If to include offset into the representation.</p>
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        <span class='name'>name</span>
      
      
        <span class='type'>(<tt><span class='object_link'><a href="String.html" title="Lazier::String (module)">String</a></span></tt>)</span>
      
      
        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>nil</tt>)</em>
      
      
        &mdash;
        <div class='inline'><p>The name to use for this zone. Defaults to the zone name.</p>
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    <li>
      
      
        <span class='type'>(<tt><span class='object_link'><a href="String.html" title="Lazier::String (module)">String</a></span></tt>)</span>
      
      
      
        &mdash;
        <div class='inline'><p>The parameterized string representation for this zone.</p>
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<span class='kw'>def</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_to_str_parameterized'>to_str_parameterized</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_with_offset'>with_offset</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='kw'>true</span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_name'>name</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='kw'>nil</span><span class='rparen'>)</span>
  <span class='op'>::</span><span class='const'>ActiveSupport</span><span class='op'>::</span><span class='const'>TimeZone</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_parameterize_zone'>parameterize_zone</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_name'>name</span> <span class='op'>||</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_to_str'>to_str</span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_with_offset'>with_offset</span><span class='rparen'>)</span>
<span class='kw'>end</span></pre>
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    - (<tt><span class='object_link'><a href="String.html" title="Lazier::String (module)">String</a></span></tt>) <strong>to_str_with_dst</strong>(dst_label = nil, year = nil, name = nil) 
  

  

  
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    <p>Returns a string representation for this zone with Daylight Saving Time (DST) active.</p>


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        <span class='name'>dst_label</span>
      
      
        <span class='type'>(<tt><span class='object_link'><a href="String.html" title="Lazier::String (module)">String</a></span></tt>)</span>
      
      
        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>nil</tt>)</em>
      
      
        &mdash;
        <div class='inline'><p>Label for the DST indication. Defaults to <code>(DST)</code>.</p>
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        <span class='name'>year</span>
      
      
        <span class='type'>(<tt>Fixnum</tt>)</span>
      
      
        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>nil</tt>)</em>
      
      
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        <div class='inline'><p>The year to which refer to. Defaults to the current year.</p>
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        <span class='name'>name</span>
      
      
        <span class='type'>(<tt><span class='object_link'><a href="String.html" title="Lazier::String (module)">String</a></span></tt>)</span>
      
      
        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>nil</tt>)</em>
      
      
        &mdash;
        <div class='inline'><p>The name to use for this zone. Defaults to the zone name.</p>
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    <li>
      
      
        <span class='type'>(<tt><span class='object_link'><a href="String.html" title="Lazier::String (module)">String</a></span></tt>)</span>
      
      
      
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<span class='kw'>def</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_to_str_with_dst'>to_str_with_dst</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_dst_label'>dst_label</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='kw'>nil</span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_year'>year</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='kw'>nil</span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_name'>name</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='kw'>nil</span><span class='rparen'>)</span>
  <span class='kw'>self</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_uses_dst?'>uses_dst?</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_year'>year</span><span class='rparen'>)</span> <span class='op'>?</span> <span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>&quot;</span><span class='tstring_content'>(GMT</span><span class='embexpr_beg'>#{</span><span class='kw'>self</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_class'>class</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_seconds_to_utc_offset'>seconds_to_utc_offset</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_dst_period'>dst_period</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_year'>year</span><span class='rparen'>)</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_utc_total_offset'>utc_total_offset</span><span class='rparen'>)</span><span class='rbrace'>}</span><span class='tstring_content'>) </span><span class='embexpr_beg'>#{</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_name'>name</span> <span class='op'>||</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_current_alias'>current_alias</span><span class='rbrace'>}</span><span class='tstring_content'> </span><span class='embexpr_beg'>#{</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_dst_label'>dst_label</span> <span class='op'>||</span> <span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>&quot;</span><span class='tstring_content'>(DST)</span><span class='tstring_end'>&quot;</span></span><span class='rbrace'>}</span><span class='tstring_end'>&quot;</span></span> <span class='op'>:</span> <span class='kw'>nil</span>
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    - (<tt><span class='object_link'><a href="String.html" title="Lazier::String (module)">String</a></span></tt>) <strong>to_str_with_dst_parameterized</strong>(dst_label = nil, year = nil, name = nil) 
  

  

  
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    <p>Returns a parameterized string representation for this zone with Daylight Saving Time (DST) active.</p>


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        <span class='name'>dst_label</span>
      
      
        <span class='type'>(<tt><span class='object_link'><a href="String.html" title="Lazier::String (module)">String</a></span></tt>)</span>
      
      
        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>nil</tt>)</em>
      
      
        &mdash;
        <div class='inline'><p>Label for the DST indication. Defaults to <code>(DST)</code>.</p>
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        <span class='name'>year</span>
      
      
        <span class='type'>(<tt>Fixnum</tt>)</span>
      
      
        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>nil</tt>)</em>
      
      
        &mdash;
        <div class='inline'><p>The year to which refer to. Defaults to the current year.</p>
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        <span class='name'>name</span>
      
      
        <span class='type'>(<tt><span class='object_link'><a href="String.html" title="Lazier::String (module)">String</a></span></tt>)</span>
      
      
        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>nil</tt>)</em>
      
      
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        <div class='inline'><p>The name to use for this zone. Defaults to the zone name.</p>
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    <li>
      
      
        <span class='type'>(<tt><span class='object_link'><a href="String.html" title="Lazier::String (module)">String</a></span></tt>)</span>
      
      
      
        &mdash;
        <div class='inline'><p>The parameterized string representation for this zone with DST or <code>nil</code>, if the timezone doesn’t use DST for that year.</p>
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      <pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'lib/lazier/datetime.rb', line 526</span>

<span class='kw'>def</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_to_str_with_dst_parameterized'>to_str_with_dst_parameterized</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_dst_label'>dst_label</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='kw'>nil</span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_year'>year</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='kw'>nil</span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_name'>name</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='kw'>nil</span><span class='rparen'>)</span>
  <span class='id identifier rubyid_rv'>rv</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_to_str_with_dst'>to_str_with_dst</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_dst_label'>dst_label</span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_year'>year</span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_name'>name</span><span class='rparen'>)</span>
  <span class='id identifier rubyid_rv'>rv</span> <span class='op'>?</span> <span class='op'>::</span><span class='const'>ActiveSupport</span><span class='op'>::</span><span class='const'>TimeZone</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_parameterize_zone'>parameterize_zone</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_rv'>rv</span><span class='rparen'>)</span> <span class='op'>:</span> <span class='kw'>nil</span>
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    - (<tt><span class='object_link'><a href="Boolean.html" title="Lazier::Boolean (module)">Boolean</a></span></tt>) <strong>uses_dst?</strong>(reference = nil) 
  

  

  
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    <p>Checks if the timezone uses Daylight Saving Time (DST) for that date or year.</p>


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        <span class='name'>reference</span>
      
      
        <span class='type'>(<tt><span class='object_link'><a href="Object.html" title="Lazier::Object (module)">Object</a></span></tt>)</span>
      
      
        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>nil</tt>)</em>
      
      
        &mdash;
        <div class='inline'><p>The date or year to check. Defaults to the current year.</p>
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        <span class='type'>(<tt><span class='object_link'><a href="Boolean.html" title="Lazier::Boolean (module)">Boolean</a></span></tt>)</span>
      
      
      
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        <div class='inline'><p><code>true</code> if the zone uses DST for that date or year, <code>false</code> otherwise.</p>
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      <pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'lib/lazier/datetime.rb', line 453</span>

<span class='kw'>def</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_uses_dst?'>uses_dst?</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_reference'>reference</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='kw'>nil</span><span class='rparen'>)</span>
  <span class='kw'>if</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_reference'>reference</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_respond_to?'>respond_to?</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='symbol'>:year</span><span class='rparen'>)</span> <span class='op'>&amp;&amp;</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_reference'>reference</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_respond_to?'>respond_to?</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='symbol'>:utc</span><span class='rparen'>)</span> <span class='kw'>then</span> <span class='comment'># This is a date like object
</span>    <span class='id identifier rubyid_dst_period'>dst_period</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_reference'>reference</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_year'>year</span><span class='rparen'>)</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_present?'>present?</span> <span class='op'>&amp;&amp;</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_period_for_utc'>period_for_utc</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_reference'>reference</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_utc'>utc</span><span class='rparen'>)</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_dst?'>dst?</span>
  <span class='kw'>else</span>
    <span class='id identifier rubyid_dst_period'>dst_period</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_reference'>reference</span><span class='rparen'>)</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_present?'>present?</span>
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<span class='kw'>end</span></pre>
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