NSDateFormatter localizedStringFromDate dateStyle results

Question

I'm creating this question so I can have a one-shot reference to all the date and time styles for each of the NSDateFormatterStyle enum values NSDateFormatterShortStyle, NSDateFormatterMediumStyle, NSDateFormatterLongStyle, NSDateFormatterFullStyle.

I often find myself in a position where I'd like to know if these default styles are sufficient for my clients, and it's hard to find all the styles in one place.

Answer 1

All the output below is in order 1 = NSDateFormatterShortStyle, 2 = NSDateFormatterMediumStyle, 3 = NSDateFormatterLongStyle, 4 = NSDateFormatterFullStyle. Please feel free to comment if you'd prefer a different organization of output.

English

2015-03-27, 9:42 AM 
Mar 27, 2015, 9:42:45 AM
March 27, 2015 at 9:42:45 AM EDT
Friday, March 27, 2015 at 9:42:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time

Note that the Date Formatter separates Date & Time by "," in Short and Medium styles, and by "at" in long and full styles. Interesting!

French

2015-03-27 09:54
2015-03-27 09:54:07
27 mars 2015 09:54:07 HAE
vendredi 27 mars 2015 09 h 54 min 07 s heure avancée de l’Est

No commas at all here. French dates seem to be 24h.

German

27.03.15 09:58
27.03.2015 09:58:07
27. März 2015 09:58:07 GMT-4
Freitag, 27. März 2015 09:58:07 Nordamerikanische Ostküsten-Sommerzeit

Spanish

27/3/15 10:00
27/3/2015 10:00:05
27 de marzo de 2015, 10:00:05 GMT-4
viernes, 27 de marzo de 2015, 10:00:05 (Hora de verano oriental)

Simplified Chinese

15/3/27 上午10:01
2015年3月27日 上午10:01:40
2015年3月27日 GMT-4上午10:01:40
2015年3月27日 星期五 北美东部夏令时间上午10:01:40