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| + | A "floating time" or a "floating date" is a time value that isn't tied to a specific time zone. | ||
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| + | The [http://www.w3.org/TR/timezone/ Working with Timezones] WG Note says: | ||
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| + | Some observed time values are not related to a specific moment in incremental time. Instead, they need to be combined with local information to determine a range of acceptable incremental time values. We refer to these sorts of time values as "floating times" because they are not fixed to a specific incremental time value. Floating times are not attached and should never be attached to a particular time zone. | ||
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| + | A common example of a floating time value would be a publication date. The January 30, 2013, issue of a newspaper, magazine, or blog posting does not depend on the current local time of the person reading the document. For example, a document might describe its publication date this way: | ||
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== Answer == | == Answer == | ||
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Revision as of 21:09, 7 February 2013
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What Are Floating Times?
Q: What is a "floating time" and how do I handle floating times in my Web application?
A "floating time" or a "floating date" is a time value that isn't tied to a specific time zone.
The Working with Timezones WG Note says:
Some observed time values are not related to a specific moment in incremental time. Instead, they need to be combined with local information to determine a range of acceptable incremental time values. We refer to these sorts of time values as "floating times" because they are not fixed to a specific incremental time value. Floating times are not attached and should never be attached to a particular time zone.
A common example of a floating time value would be a publication date. The January 30, 2013, issue of a newspaper, magazine, or blog posting does not depend on the current local time of the person reading the document. For example, a document might describe its publication date this way:
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