/*
*******************************************************************************
-* Copyright (C) 2007-2010, International Business Machines Corporation and *
+* Copyright (C) 2007-2012, International Business Machines Corporation and *
* others. All Rights Reserved. *
*******************************************************************************
*/
} OlsonToMetaMappingEntry;
class UVector;
+class TimeZone;
class U_I18N_API ZoneMeta {
public:
/**
- * Return the canonical id for this system tzid, which might be the id itself.
- * If the given system tzid is not know, U_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT_ERROR is set in the status.
+ * Return the canonical id for this tzid defined by CLDR, which might be the id itself.
+ * If the given system tzid is not known, U_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT_ERROR is set in the status.
+ *
+ * Note: this internal API supports all known system IDs and "Etc/Unknown" (which is
+ * NOT a system ID).
*/
- static UnicodeString& U_EXPORT2 getCanonicalSystemID(const UnicodeString &tzid, UnicodeString &systemID, UErrorCode& status);
+ static UnicodeString& U_EXPORT2 getCanonicalCLDRID(const UnicodeString &tzid, UnicodeString &systemID, UErrorCode& status);
+
+ /**
+ * Return the canonical id for this tzid defined by CLDR, which might be the id itself.
+ * This overload method returns a persistent const UChar*, which is guranteed to persist
+ * (a pointer to a resource).
+ */
+ static const UChar* U_EXPORT2 getCanonicalCLDRID(const UnicodeString &tzid, UErrorCode& status);
+
+ /*
+ * Conveninent method returning CLDR canonical ID for the given time zone
+ */
+ static const UChar* U_EXPORT2 getCanonicalCLDRID(const TimeZone& tz);
/**
* Return the canonical country code for this tzid. If we have none, or if the time zone
static const UVector* U_EXPORT2 getMetazoneMappings(const UnicodeString &tzid);
+ static const UVector* U_EXPORT2 getAvailableMetazoneIDs();
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the pointer to the persistent time zone ID string, or NULL if the given tzid is not in the
+ * tz database. This method is useful when you maintain persistent zone IDs without duplication.
+ */
+ static const UChar* U_EXPORT2 findTimeZoneID(const UnicodeString& tzid);
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the pointer to the persistent meta zone ID string, or NULL if the given mzid is not available.
+ * This method is useful when you maintain persistent meta zone IDs without duplication.
+ */
+ static const UChar* U_EXPORT2 findMetaZoneID(const UnicodeString& mzid);
+
+ /**
+ * Creates a custom zone for the offset
+ * @param offset GMT offset in milliseconds
+ * @return A custom TimeZone for the offset with normalized time zone id
+ */
+ static TimeZone* createCustomTimeZone(int32_t offset);
+
private:
ZoneMeta(); // Prevent construction.
static UVector* createMetazoneMappings(const UnicodeString &tzid);
+ static void initAvailableMetaZoneIDs();
+ static UnicodeString& formatCustomID(uint8_t hour, uint8_t min, uint8_t sec, UBool negative, UnicodeString& id);
};
U_NAMESPACE_END