Convert NSString Date to NSDate

Question

Is there an efficient way to convert from this NSString to NSDate data type:

2011-05-07 + 02: 00

Answer 1

To do this, you should use the NSDateFromatter class. Set your date format, then use

- (NSDate *)dateFromString:(NSString *)string 

method. See the NSDateFormatter link for more details .

Answer 2

It is much better to use NSDateFormatter . You can specify the string format, locale, time zone.

 dateFormatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init]; NSLocale *en_US = [[NSLocale alloc] initWithLocaleIdentifier:@"en_US"]; [dateFormatter setLocale:en_US]; [en_US release]; [dateFormatter setDateFormat:@"MM/dd/yyyy h:mm:ss a"]; [dateFormatter setTimeZone:[NSTimeZone timeZoneForSecondsFromGMT:-60*60*7]]; NSDate *date = [dateFormatter dateFromString:dateString]; [dateFormatter release]; 

Answer 3

Using:

 [ NSDate dateWithString: myStr ]; 

http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Cocoa/Reference/Foundation/Classes/NSDate_Class/Reference/Reference.html

Answer 4

See dateWithString:

http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Cocoa/Reference/Foundation/Classes/NSDate_Class/Reference/Reference.html

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Answer 5

As ssteinberg said, and the format is as follows.

 // 2011-05-07+02:00 [dateFormatter setDateFormat:@"yyyy-MM-dd+hh:mm:"];