init(abbreviation:)

Declaration

init?(abbreviation: String)

Parameters

• abbreviation:

  The abbreviation for the time zone.

Return Value

A time zone identified by abbreviation determined by resolving the abbreviation to an identifier using the abbreviation dictionary and then returning the time zone for that identifier. Returns nil if there is no match for abbreviation.

Discussion

In general, you are discouraged from using abbreviations except for unique instances such as “GMT”. Time Zone abbreviations are not standardized and so a given abbreviation may have multiple meanings–for example, “EST” refers to Eastern Time in both the United States and Australia