How to convert NSString to NSDate using NSDateFormatter?

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I getting the date from the webservice like "2012-07-03 07:26:48". I have saved in NSString after parsing from webservice. While convert the NSString to NSDate used below code,

    NSDateFormatter *dateFormatter1 = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
    [dateFormatter1 setDateFormat:@"yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss"];

    NSString *dateStr = @"2012-07-03 07:26:48";
    NSDate *date = [dateFormatter1 dateFromString:dateStr];
    NSLog(@"Date : %@", date);
   The NSLog value is "2012-07-03 01:56:48 +0000";

The NSLog value is "2012-07-03 01:56:48 +0000"; I don't know why the time has changed. Can anyone please help me to do this?

Do you see where it has +0000? I think that's saying that it's showing GMT+0000, so Greenwich Mean Time as if you were in England. — Nathan White, Jul 09 '12 at 14:07

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 09 '12 at 14:11

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You need to put timezone as:

theDateFormatter.timeZone = [NSTimeZone timeZoneForSecondsFromGMT:0];

Because it is considering GMT time format.

answered Jul 09 '12 at 14:11

Nuzhat Zari

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 09 '12 at 14:11

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You have to set the time zone of the NSDateFormatter.

answered Jul 09 '12 at 14:11

George

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score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Sep 12 '13 at 07:16

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By default,Date is saved in utc format while converting string to nsdate... you can get original time from date as a string..if you want to change timezone, change it using dateformatter.. otherwise dont change

edited Sep 12 '13 at 07:16

kleopatra

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answered Sep 12 '13 at 07:07

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Please don't invent words (like f.i. "u") – kleopatra Sep 12 '13 at 07:17

How to convert NSString to NSDate using NSDateFormatter?

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