Finding the difference in time between two NSDates Swift

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I have two NSDate objects: startDate and endDate, both are NSDate objects. I want to find the difference between these two dates. I know there is a resolved question about this already (Getting the difference between two NSDates in (months/days/hours/minutes/seconds)), but I want to know if there is a quicker way to do this (less execution code). Is that possible?

What do you mean by "quicker"? Faster execution or less code? [This answer](http://stackoverflow.com/a/27182410/1187415) to the referenced question solves it in a single statement, so what are you looking for? — Martin R, Jul 24 '15 at 17:02

score 69 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 24 '15 at 17:02

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Yes if you look at the second answer to your linked question you can do this: let interval = laterDate.timeIntervalSinceDate(earlierDate)

answered Jul 24 '15 at 17:02

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how can be this turned into days? – Fed Mar 20 '16 at 20:10
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@FedericoCapaldo check this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/31132159/days-between-2-nsdates-in-a-calendar-year-swift – Ricardo Barroso Nov 11 '16 at 15:30
let interval = laterDate.timeIntervalSince(earlierDate as Date) : difference in seconds in Swift 3 – Alessandro Mattiuzzi May 04 '17 at 14:53
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Use timeIntervalSinceNow if using the current date – Pranav Kasetti Mar 01 '19 at 10:11

Finding the difference in time between two NSDates Swift

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