Date formatter in iOS (NSDateFormatter) OR Reset the date formatter

-(void)currentDateWithRequiredFormatter
{

    NSDateFormatter* formatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc]init];

    

    // Current Date with default formatter..

    

    NSLog(@"Current Date with default Formatter = %@",[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@",[NSDate date]]);

    

    // Set Date format as per your requirment..

    

    [formatter setDateFormat:@"dd/MM/yyyy"];

    

    // Set Current date to which you want...

    

    [formatter stringFromDate:[NSDate date]];

    

    NSLog(@"Current Date after using date Formatter = %@",[formatter stringFromDate:[NSDate date]]);

}

Out Put :

Current Date with default Formatter = 2013-06-19 04:43:35 +0000

Current Date after using date Formatter = 19/06/2013

// Second scenario

    

    // Suppose you have date as a string like..

     NSString* strGettingDate = @"24/05/2013";//dd/MM/yyyy

    

    NSLog(@"Without formatter : %@",strGettingDate);

    

    // And you want to 05.24.2013 // MM.dd.yyyy

    

    [formatter setDateFormat:@"MM.dd.yyyy"];

    [formatter dateFromString:strGettingDate];

    NSLog(@"Using date Formatter = %@",[formatter dateFromString:strGettingDate]);

Out Put :

Without formatter : 24/05/2013

Using after using date Formatter = (null)

 NSDateFormatter* formatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc]init];

    // So solve this issue you have to set date format in which format you are getting first like..

    

    // Suppose you have date as a string like..

    NSString* strGettingDate = @"24/05/2013";//dd/MM/yyyy

    

     NSLog(@"Without formatter : %@",strGettingDate);

    

    [formatter setDateFormat:@"dd/MM/yyyy"];

    NSDate* dtDate = [formatter dateFromString:strGettingDate];

    

    // Now change the date format in which you want like..

    [formatter setDateFormat:@"MM.dd.yyyy"];

     NSString* strRequiredDate = [formatter stringFromDate:dtDate];

    

     NSLog(@"Using date Formatter : %@",strRequiredDate);

OUT PUT : 

 Without formatter : 24/05/2013
 Using date Formatter : 05.24.2013



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