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Hi all,
the comment in DateAndTime>>offset: reads:
> Answer a <DateAndTime> equivalent to the receiver but with its local time
> being offset from UTC by offset.
But the result of #offset: does not represent the same instant of time:
dt := DateAndTime now.
dt " 2016-10-22T22:18:12.003779+02:00"
dt offset: 3 hours " 2016-10-22T22:18:12.003779+03:00"
dt = (dt offset: 3 hours) "false"
In Pharo, things behave differently:
dt := DateAndTime now. "2016-10-22T22:21:07.097583+02:00"
dt offset: 3 hours. "2016-10-22T23:21:07.097583+03:00"
dt = (dt offset: 3 hours) "true"
...thus portability is broken.
Looks like #utcOffset: does what #offset: seemed to promise in my understanding:
dt = (dt utcOffset: 3 hours) "true"
So, in my effort of porting some code from Pharo to Squeak, I have to
replace offset: by utcOffset:.
Is the comment in #offset: inaccurate, or did I misunderstand it?
Would you agree that a clarification would be helpful? Was DateAndTime
handling ever portable?
Best regards,
Jakob
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