Format string in Objective C

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How can i format a string like "Fri Oct 17 00:00:00 +0200 2003" to a simple date string like Fri Oct 17 2003?

Is there any easy solution?

Stefan Arentz · Accepted Answer · 2010-02-10 18:49:22Z

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Yes, use the NSDateFormatter to parse the first into an NSDate and then use another NSDateFormatter to write out that NSDate in the second format.

answered Feb 10, 2010 at 18:49

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Dave DeLong Over a year ago

Or the same NSDateFormatter with it's dateFormat changed.

phx Over a year ago

But how to handle "+0200"? Something like this? [dateFormat setDateFormat:@"EEE MMM d hh:mm:ss +0200 YYYY"];

phx Over a year ago

Ok, this works for me: [dateFormat setDateFormat:@"EEE MMM d hh:mm:ss ZZZ YYYY"]; Thank you!

nall · Accepted Answer · 2010-02-10 19:11:52Z

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You can find a list of the date format specifiers here: Unicode Date Formats

answered Feb 10, 2010 at 19:11

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LolaRun Over a year ago

FINALLY i've been searching for this for 15 minutes :) Thanks

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