[time.zone.link]

# 30 Time library [[time]](./#time)

## 30.11 Time zones [[time.zone]](time.zone#link)

### 30.11.9 Class time_zone_link [time.zone.link]

#### [30.11.9.1](#overview) Overview [[time.zone.link.overview]](time.zone.link.overview)

namespace std::chrono {class time_zone_link {public: time_zone_link(time_zone_link&&) = default;
 time_zone_link& operator=(time_zone_link&&) = default; // unspecified additional constructors string_view name() const noexcept;
 string_view target() const noexcept; };}

[1](#overview-1)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/time.tex#L10384)

A time_zone_link specifies an alternative name for a time_zone[.](#overview-1.sentence-1)

time_zone_links are constructed when the time zone database is initialized[.](#overview-1.sentence-2)

#### [30.11.9.2](#members) Member functions [[time.zone.link.members]](time.zone.link.members)

[🔗](#lib:name,time_zone_link)

`string_view name() const noexcept;
`

[1](#members-1)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/time.tex#L10396)

*Returns*: The alternative name for the time zone[.](#members-1.sentence-1)

[🔗](#lib:target,time_zone_link)

`string_view target() const noexcept;
`

[2](#members-2)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/time.tex#L10407)

*Returns*: The name of the time_zone for which
this time_zone_link provides an alternative name[.](#members-2.sentence-1)

#### [30.11.9.3](#nonmembers) Non-member functions [[time.zone.link.nonmembers]](time.zone.link.nonmembers)

[🔗](#lib:operator==,time_zone_link)

`bool operator==(const time_zone_link& x, const time_zone_link& y) noexcept;
`

[1](#nonmembers-1)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/time.tex#L10421)

*Returns*: x.name() == y.name()[.](#nonmembers-1.sentence-1)

[🔗](#lib:operator%3c=%3e,time_zone_link)

`strong_ordering operator<=>(const time_zone_link& x, const time_zone_link& y) noexcept;
`

[2](#nonmembers-2)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/time.tex#L10432)

*Returns*: x.name() <=> y.name()[.](#nonmembers-2.sentence-1)