iPhone: Parse string into a NSDate using NSDateFormatter

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Converting NSString to NSDate (and back again)

I have a NSString representation of a date and time as such: 6/06/2012 5:55:15 PM

It comes from an external source and I do not have the ability to edit it. If possible I wish to convert this to a NSDate object using the NSDateFormatter. I tried using the code below but I'm getting nowhere fast, the resultant date object is null, does anyone have any idea? I'm guessing I'm leaving something important out to handle the AM/PM.

NSDateFormatter *formatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
[formatter setDateFormat:@"dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss"];
NSDate *currentDate = [formatter dateFromString:job.jobDate];

NSLog(@"currentDate = %@",currentDate); // is null

Duplicate of 500 other threads. Please use the search facilities. (And read the documentation for NSDateFormatter.) — Hot Licks, Jun 06 '12 at 01:58
My apologies @HotLicks I was lazy, I should have searched properly first. — bennythemink, Jun 06 '12 at 03:33

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 06 '12 at 02:06

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Your date string has a "PM" in it. The format specifier for that is a.

[formatter setDateFormat:@"dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss a"];

answered Jun 06 '12 at 02:06

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