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cessmestreet
cessmestreet

Reputation: 2318

Make NSDate Equal to NSString

I have a string:
stringValue = 2013-06-11 06:01:28.

When i try to convert it using NSDateFormatter it becomes like this:
date = 2013-06-10 22:01:28 +0000.

I've read that they are the same point in time. In fact when i get the string value of the date, i get the string above.

If they're the same, is there a way to have a date with value equal to my string above? Can i have an NSDate *date = 2013-06-11 06:01:28? If yes, how can I do that?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 193

Answers (2)

user1548843
user1548843

Reputation: 670

It happen because when you convert string to date it convert to GMT time format

if you want date same as your string value than you have to set your stadard local time

Like 

 NSDate *date=[[NSDate alloc]init];
 NSDateFormatter *timeFormat = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
 [timeFormat setTimeZone:[NSTimeZone timeZoneWithName:@"Asia/Kolkata"]];
 [timeFormat setDateFormat:@"yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss'"];
 date  = [timeFormat dateFromString:@"2013-06-11 06:01:28"];

hope it may help you

Upvotes: 1

Prateek Prem
Prateek Prem

Reputation: 1544

Use this formatter:

NSDateFormatter* f = [[[NSDateFormatter alloc] init] autorelease];
[f setDateFormat:@"yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss"];

Upvotes: 0

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