UIDatePicker and NSDate

Question

I have an NSDate that I get from UIDatepicker.

IBOutlet UIDatePicker *dueDate;
NSDate *selectedDate = [dueDate date];

How to get a month out dueDateof shape int? (1 for January, February 2, etc.)

Answer 1

NSCalendar *calendar = [NSCalendar currentCalendar];
NSDateComponents *components = [calendar components:NSMonthCalendarUnit fromDate:[dueDate date]];
NSInteger month = [components month];

Answer 2

use -[NSCalendar components:fromDate:]for example the example here:

http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/documentation/Cocoa/Reference/Foundation/Classes/NSCalendar_Class/Reference/NSCalendar.html

Answer 3

NSDateFormatter *dateFormat = [[[NSDateFormatter alloc] initWithDateFormat:@"%m" allowNaturalLanguage:NO] autorelease];
int month = [[dateFormat stringFromDate:dueDate] intValue];