Not getting the correct date from string in iOS

Question

I'm trying to get the date "30/06/2013" from the button:

I tried this code but I got in the log: 2013-01-04 22:00:00 +0000:

NSDateFormatter *formatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
[formatter setDateFormat:@"dd/MM/YYYY"];

NSDate *date = [formatter dateFromString:dateBtn.titleLabel.text];
NSLog(@"date %@",date);

and in the app i got this date "05/01/2013":

I also tried this code but it didn't work:

NSDateFormatter *dateFormat = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
NSLocale *locale = [[NSLocale alloc] initWithLocaleIdentifier:@"he_IL"];
[dateFormat setLocale:locale];
[dateFormat setDateFormat:@"dd/MM/YYYY"];
NSTimeInterval interval = 5 * 60 * 60;
NSDate *date1 = [dateFormat dateFromString:dateBtn.titleLabel.text];
date1 = [date1 dateByAddingTimeInterval:interval];

It is important to note I use locale Hebrew.

try `yyyy` instead of `YYYY`. – Matthias Bauch Jul 09 '13 at 15:37 — Matthias Bauch, Jul 09 '13 at 15:37

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 09 '13 at 15:37

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Have a look at Apple's official documentation on date formatters. Please note how the format differs slightly across different platforms and versions.

Also note the difference between yyyy and YYYY.

answered Jul 09 '13 at 15:37

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 09 '13 at 15:38

set date format to "dd/MM/yyyy"

    NSString *originalDate = @"30/06/2013";
    NSDateFormatter *formatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
    [formatter setDateFormat:@"dd/MM/yyyy"];

    NSDate *date = [formatter dateFromString:originalDate];
    NSLog(@"date %@",date);

The explanation from @fzwo apple link

It uses yyyy to specify the year component. A common mistake is to use YYYY. yyyy specifies the calendar year whereas YYYY specifies the year (of “Week of Year”), used in the ISO year-week calendar. In most cases, yyyy and YYYY yield the same number, however they may be different. Typically you should use the calendar year.

Not getting the correct date from string in iOS

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