I have two strings both are in following date format (2011-03-22).
i have to compare them and find number of days between them.
Can anyone tell me how to do this..
Please also tell me the correct method to convert them back to NSDate.
Might be a couple of errors as i just typed this, but it speaks for itself and you should get the idea.
NSString *dateStringA = #"2011-03-22";
NSString *dateStringB = #"2011-03-27";
NSDateFormatter *df = [[[NSDateFormatter alloc] init] autorelease];
df.dateFormat = #"yyyy-MM-dd";
NSDate *dateA = [df dateFromString:dateStringA];
NSDate *dateB = [df dateFromString:dateStringB];
NSDateComponents *comps = [[NSCalendar currentCalendar] components:NSDayCalendarUnit fromDate:dateA toDate:dateB options:0];
int daysBetweenDates = comps.day; //This is your days between the 2 dates
NSDate *intervalDate = [[NSCalendar currentCalendar] dateFromComponents:comps]; //This date object represents the duration between them
For string to date
NSDateFormatter *dateFormatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
[dateFormatter setDateFormat:#"yyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss ZZZ"];
NSDate *dateFromString = [[NSDate alloc] init];
dateFromString = [dateFormatter dateFromString:<NSString containing date>];
for date to string
NSString *date = [[NSDate date] description];
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Currently have a text input from users and which to add that to current time and display on the Screen as a text input in HH:mm format.
Current Code:-
NSString *strCurrentDate;
NSString *strNewDate;
NSDate *date = [NSDate date];
NSDateFormatter *df =[[NSDateFormatter alloc]init];
[df setDateFormat:#"hh:mm"];
strCurrentDate = [df stringFromDate:date];
NSLog(#"Current Time: %#",strCurrentDate);
int minutesToAdd = workingTime.text;
NSCalendar *calendar = [[NSCalendar
alloc]initWithCalendarIdentifier:NSGregorianCalendar];
NSDateComponents *components = [[NSDateComponents alloc] init];
[components setMinute:minutesToAdd];
NSDate *newDate= [calendar dateByAddingComponents:components toDate:date options:0];
[df setDateFormat:#"hh:mm"];
strNewDate = [df stringFromDate:newDate];
NSLog(#"workingtime is :%#",workingTime.text);
NSLog(#"New Date and Time: %#",strNewDate);
crewOutTime.text = strNewDate;
However Add's incorrect amount to time When i Change it to int minutesToAdd = 40; to a fixed Value it is correct and works as wanted.
Try
int minutesToAdd = workingTime.text.intValue;
instead of
int minutesToAdd = workingTime.text;
With your code you are setting your minutesToAdd to a pointer.
I have 2 date pickers, each one deference from the ether (280 day)
the pickers change correctly, but mydatepicker.date when NSlog it or put it inUITextfield the date become date - 1 day or date + 1 day
here is my code :
the first picker:
int daysToAdd = -280;
// set up date components
NSDateComponents *components = [[[NSDateComponents alloc] init] autorelease];
[components setDay:daysToAdd];
// create a calendar
NSCalendar *addingdays = [[[NSCalendar alloc] initWithCalendarIdentifier:NSGregorianCalendar] autorelease];
NSDate *newDate = [addingdays dateByAddingComponents:components toDate:dueDatePickerView.date options:0];
lastPerPickerView.date = newDate;
NSLog(#"%#",newDate);
the second one:
int daysToAdd2 = 280;
// set up date components
NSDateComponents *components = [[[NSDateComponents alloc] init] autorelease];
[components setDay:daysToAdd2];
// create a calendar
NSCalendar *addingdays2 = [[[NSCalendar alloc] initWithCalendarIdentifier:NSGregorianCalendar] autorelease];
NSDate *newDate2 = [addingdays2 dateByAddingComponents:components toDate:lastPerPickerView.date options:0];
dueDatePickerView.date = newDate2;
NSLog(#"%#",newDate2);
if the date of 1st picker is 12-12-2012
the out put is 11-12-2012
in my code i gave them the properity of
lastPerPickerView.datePickerMode = UIDatePickerModeDate;
Try adding this lines to your code,
NSDateFormatter *dateFormatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
[dateFormatter setTimeZone:[NSTimeZone timeZoneWithAbbreviation:#"GMT+0:00"]];
or
NSDateFormatter *dateFormatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
[dateFormatter setTimeZone:[NSTimeZone timeZoneWithName:#"GMT"]];
The output you are getting is correct logically. But if you want the output according to your requirement I think you should change value 280 to 279.
Could you please help me with such converting
I have NSString date like #"2/8/2012 7:21:09 PM"
And I need to have such string in output:
"at 7:21 PM, february 8"
I've tried to use dateFormatter with different date patterns but it always return me null..I really don't understandd where I'm doing wrong :(
NSString *dateString = newsItem.Date;//Which is equal to #"2/8/2012 7:21:09 PM"
NSDateFormatter *dateFormatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
[dateFormatter setDateFormat:#"mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss"];//I'm sure that this patternt is wrong but have no idea how to write the right one
NSDate *dateFromString = [[NSDate alloc] init];
dateFromString = [dateFormatter dateFromString:dateString];
[dateFormatter release];
NSLog(#"date:%#", dateFromString);
You'll need to use two different date formatters. First one to convert the string in to a date, the second one to output the date as a string with the specified format.
NSString* dateString = #"2/8/2012 7:21:09 PM";
NSDateFormatter* firstDateFormatter = [[[NSDateFormatter alloc] init] autorelease];
[firstDateFormatter setDateFormat:#"MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss a"];
NSDate* date = [firstDateFormatter dateFromString:dateString];
NSLog(#"Date = %#",date);
NSDateFormatter* secondDateFormatter = [[[NSDateFormatter alloc] init] autorelease];
[secondDateFormatter setDateFormat:#"h:mm a, MMMM d"];
NSString* secondDateString = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"at %#",[secondDateFormatter stringFromDate:date]];
NSLog(#"%#",secondDateString);
The trick is the date format strings. They use a format called the unicode date format, the specification can be found here.
I am facing a weird problem with NSDate, when I try fetch a date from device, sometimes it shows previous month for some versions
Here is my chunk of code for reference
NSDate *date = [NSDate date];
NSDateFormatter *dateF = [[NSDateFormatter alloc]init];
[dateF setDateFormat:#" dd.MM.yyyy "];
NSString *selectedDate = [dateF stringFromDate:date];
Any inputs are appreciated, Thank you
To avoid later localizing problems you might use NSCalendar and its method components:fromDate:
Something like this:
NSCalendar * calendar = [NSCalendar currentCalendar];
NSDateComponents * components = [calendar components:NSYearCalendarUnit | NSMonthCalendarUnit | NSDayCalendarUnit
fromDate:[NSDate date]];
NSString * stringDate = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%d.%d.%d", components.day, components.month, components.year];
NSDate *today = [NSDate date];
NSDateFormatter *dateFormat = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
[dateFormat setDateFormat:#"hh:mma dd/MMM"];
NSString *dateString = [dateFormat stringFromDate:today];
NSLog(#"date: %#", dateString);
[dateFormat release];
This is an example by Apple so it looks like you have your upper-case / lower-case right
NSDateFormatter *dateFormatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
[dateFormatter setDateFormat:#"yyyy-MM-dd 'at' HH:mm"];
Are you sure your device's date is set right? Also have you tried setting the locale of the NSDateFormatter?
EDIT:
To address you question in comments: NSDate is a point in time irrespective of time zones, calendars and so so on. NSCalendar and NSDateFormatter allow you to convert this point in time into a representation that is correct in a given time zone, with a given calendar.
How will I compare current time [NSDate date] with fixed time 05:00:00 PM.
That 05:00 PM is already passed or not. I just need BOOL check for this.
- (BOOL)past5pm
{
NSCalendar *gregorianCalender = [[[NSCalendar alloc] initWithCalendarIdentifier:NSGregorianCalendar] autorelease];
NSDateComponents *components = [gregorianCalender components:NSHourCalendarUnit fromDate:[NSDate date]];
if([components hour] >= 17) // NSDateComponents uses the 24 hours format in which 17 is 5pm
return YES;
return NO;
}
NSDateFormatter *dateFormatter = [[[NSDateFormatter alloc] init] autorelease];
[dateFormatter setDateFormat:#"HH.mm"];
NSDate *currentDate = [NSDate date];
NSString *curDate = [dateFormatter stringFromDate:currentDate];
if ([curDate doubleValue] >= 17.00)
{
//set your bool
}
Try this
NSDateFormatter* dateFormatter = [[[NSDateFormatter alloc] init] autorelease];
[dateFormatter setDateFormat:#"hh:mm:ss a"];
NSDate* date = [NSDate date];
//Get the string date
NSString* str = [dateFormatter stringFromDate:date];
NSDate *firstDate = [dateFormatter dateFromString:#"05:00:00 PM"];
NSDate *secondDate = [dateFormatter dateFromString:str];
NSTimeInterval timeDifference = [secondDate timeIntervalSinceDate:firstDate];
NSLog(#"Time Diff - %f",timeDifference);
You can probably use plain C style code and get the difference as an integer and then decide what you need to return from the comparison function depending on wether the difference is positive or negative. You can compare minutes this way as well. Dont forget to import time.h.
time_t now = time(NULL);
struct tm oldCTime;
localtime_r(&now, &oldCTime);
int hours = oldCTime.tm_hour;
int diff = 17-hours;
NSLog(#"Time difference is: %d.", diff);