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# init(forSecondsFromGMT:)

Returns a time zone object offset from Greenwich Mean Time by a given number of seconds.

```
convenience init(forSecondsFromGMT seconds: Int)
```

## Parameters

`seconds`

The number of seconds by which the new time zone is offset from GMT.

## Return Value

A time zone object offset from Greenwich Mean Time by `seconds`.

## Discussion

The name of the new time zone is GMT +/– the offset, in hours and minutes. Time zones created with this method never have daylight savings, and the offset is constant no matter the date.

## See Also

[`+  timeZoneWithName:`](/documentation/Foundation/NSTimeZone/timeZoneWithName:)

Returns the time zone object identified by a given identifier.


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