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timezone.fixed() function

timezone.fixed() returns a location record with a fixed offset.

Function type signature
(offset: A) => {zone: string, offset: A}
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Parameters

offset

(Required) Fixed duration for the location offset. This duration is the offset from UTC.

Examples

Return a fixed location record

import "timezone"

timezone.fixed(offset: -8h)// Returns {offset: -8h, zone: "UTC"}
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Set the location option using a fixed location

import "timezone"

// This results in midnight at 00:00:00-08:00 on any day.
option location = timezone.fixed(offset: -8h)
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The location option only affects boundaries used for windowing, specifically around time shifts like daylight savings. It does not change timestamps in the _time column, which are always UTC.


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