On my local machine this date DateTime(2021, 10, 27, 00, 00, 00) is at GMT 4

When I push this code to our remote server, the same date is interpreted with GMT 2, because the remote server is located in the GMT 2 timezone, so the code behaves differently.

I know I could make use of the DateTime.utc constructor but I want this date to be input manually and always follow GMT 4.

So the solution is to change the local of the remote server to GMT 4 too. But how to do that in the dart context only ? (not system wide)

CodePudding user response：

Unfortunately DateTime does not support timezones natively, as suggested by jamesdlin you will have to use a 3rd party package such as timezone.

How to use

Step 1: Install the package

dependencies:
  timezone: any

Step 2: Initialize the library

main.dart

import 'package:timezone/data/latest.dart' as tz;

void main() {
  WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
  tz.initializeTimeZones();
  runApp(MyApp());
}

Note: It is recommended when you import this package to add as tz.

Step 3: Define your wanted timezone

import 'package:timezone/standalone.dart' as tz;

final detroit = tz.getLocation('America/Detroit');

Step 4: Use the TZDateTime class

import 'package:timezone/standalone.dart' as tz;

final localizedDt = tz.TZDateTime.from(DateTime.now(), detroit);

You can use the following constructor for TZDateTime depending of your needs:

• TZDateTime(...)
• TZDateTime.utc(...)
• TZDateTime.local(...)
• TZDateTime.now(...)
• TZDateTime.fromMillisecondsSinceEpoch(...)
• TZDateTime.fromMicrosecondsSinceEpoch(...)
• TZDateTime.from(...)

You can also directly parse your date from a formatted string by using TZDateTime.parse(Location location, String formattedString).