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Sam Fischer
Sam Fischer

Reputation: 1472

"Expected Identifier" error in iOS app

I have made a very basic iOS app which displays the time in a label on viewDidLoad. I'm getting an Expected Identifier error on this line of code : 

NSString *myTime = [myDateFormatter stringFromDate:[*myDate]];

Here'e the ViewController.m file : 

#import "ViewController.h"

@interface ViewController ()

@end

@implementation ViewController

@synthesize timeLabel;

- (void)viewDidLoad
{
    [super viewDidLoad];
    // Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
    NSDateFormatter *myDateFormatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
    [myDateFormatter setDateFormat:@"HH:mm a"];
    NSDate *myDate = [[NSDate alloc] init];
    NSString *myTime = [myDateFormatter stringFromDate:myDate];
    [timeLabel setText : myTime];
}

- (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning
{
    [super didReceiveMemoryWarning];
    // Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}


@end

Made some additions. The code compiled but now I'm getting a Thread 1:SIGABRT error. The application doesn't load on the Simulator and the error comes. Here's the line of code which is giving the error in the main() :

return UIApplicationMain(argc, argv, nil, NSStringFromClass([AppDelegate class]));

Yup, I didn't link it. Its working now. Thank you all!

Upvotes: 2

Views: 7011

Answers (5)

AMAN77
AMAN77

Reputation: 6302

I'm with SKM17 NSString *myTime = [myDateFormatter stringFromDate:mydate]; but just make sure there is something in mydate with 

NSLog("mydate = %@",mydate);

if it still doesn't appear. Logging is always a good idea to check that values are where they are supposed to be :D

Upvotes: 0

zahreelay
zahreelay

Reputation: 1742

SIGABRT error occurs when an exception is encountered while the application is run. This may be due to a memory exception or any other runtime error.

You can try to clean and build you project. If it persists, check the target debugger console .

Upvotes: 0

nithinbhaktha
nithinbhaktha

Reputation: 723

Try this : NSString *myTime = [myDateFormatter stringFromDate:myDate];

Upvotes: 0

Ben10
Ben10

Reputation: 3259

remove * like this

NSString *myTime = [myDateFormatter stringFromDate:mydate];

Upvotes: 8

alvaromb
alvaromb

Reputation: 4856

Try this NSString *myTime = [myDateFormatter stringFromDate:[NSDate date]];

Upvotes: 0

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