1 files changed, 11 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/src/corelib/time/qdatetime.cpp b/src/corelib/time/qdatetime.cpp
index 5c3c88e92ee..a5ac987c701 100644
--- a/src/corelib/time/qdatetime.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/time/qdatetime.cpp
@@ -2210,13 +2210,13 @@ QString QTime::toString(Qt::DateFormat format) const
 \li The timezone's offset from UTC with a colon between the hours and
 minutes (for example "+02:00").
 \row \li tttt
- \li The timezone name (for example "Europe/Berlin"). Note that this
- gives no indication of whether the datetime was in daylight-saving
- time or standard time, which may lead to ambiguity if the datetime
- falls in an hour repeated by a transition between the two. The name
- used is the one provided by \l QTimeZone::displayName() with the \l
- QTimeZone::LongName type. This may depend on the operating system
- in use.
+ \li The timezone name, as provided by \l QTimeZone::displayName() with
+ the \l QTimeZone::LongName type. This may depend on the operating
+ system in use. If no such name is available, the IANA ID of the
+ zone (such as "Europe/Berlin") may be used. It may give no
+ indication of whether the datetime was in daylight-saving time or
+ standard time, which may lead to ambiguity if the datetime falls in
+ an hour repeated by a transition between the two.
 \endtable

 \note To get localized forms of AM or PM (the \c{AP}, \c{ap}, \c{A}, \c{a},
@@ -5879,9 +5879,10 @@ QDateTime QDateTime::fromString(QStringView string, Qt::DateFormat format)
 \li the timezone in offset format with a colon between hours and
 minutes (for example "+02:00")
 \row \li tttt
- \li the timezone name (for example "Europe/Berlin"). The name
- recognized are those known to \l QTimeZone, which may depend on the
- operating system in use.
+ \li the timezone name, either what \l QTimeZone::displayName() reports
+ for \l QTimeZone::LongName or the IANA ID of the zone (for example
+ "Europe/Berlin"). The names recognized are those known to \l
+ QTimeZone, which may depend on the operating system in use.
 \endtable

 If no 't' format specifier is present, the system's local time-zone is used.