Nsdate Conversion returns Null

Question

I am trying to convert string to date but it returns null.

  NSString *offer_publishdate*=@"15/10/2013";
        NSDateFormatter *dateFormat = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
        [dateFormat setDateFormat:@"yyyyMMdd"];
        NSDate *date = [dateFormat dateFromString:offer_publishdate];
          NSLog(@"date:%@",date);

please read about it in the iOS Developer Library before posting such questions [link](https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/cocoa/Conceptual/DataFormatting/Articles/dfDateFormatting10_4.html) — falsecrypt, Oct 18 '13 at 07:28
Why in the world do people try to use date formats that don't match the format of the date???? — Hot Licks, Oct 18 '13 at 07:38
First i have given the right format,later i found something like this — user2702179, Oct 18 '13 at 09:40

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 18 '13 at 07:17

Please select the exact date formatting

 NSString *offer_publishdate*=@"15/10/2013";
    NSDateFormatter *dateFormat = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
    [dateFormat setDateFormat:@"dd/MM/yyyy"];
    NSDate *date = [dateFormat dateFromString:offer_publishdate];
      NSLog(@"date:%@",date);

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 18 '13 at 07:17

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Try this way....

 NSString *offer_publishdate*=@"15/10/2013";
        NSDateFormatter *dateFormat = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
        [dateFormat setDateFormat:@"dd/MM/yyyy"];
        NSDate *date = [dateFormat dateFromString:offer_publishdate];

answered Oct 18 '13 at 07:17

user1673099

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Change your date format. – user1673099 Oct 18 '13 at 07:18
Why downvote to me? Am I give the wrong answer? – user1673099 Oct 18 '13 at 08:49
i haven't down vote you – user2702179 Oct 18 '13 at 09:38
@user2702179, i know you are not given down vote but some stupid men will not able to compete with others, so they just try to pull the others legs. – user1673099 Oct 18 '13 at 09:46
Don't worry I upvoted for it and now ur neutral :) – Shashank Kulshrestha Oct 18 '13 at 12:31

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 18 '13 at 07:24

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Change your date formatter from @"yyyyMMdd to @"dd/MM/yyyy"

To learn Date Format Patterns read this doc

answered Oct 18 '13 at 07:24

Inder Kumar Rathore

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Nsdate Conversion returns Null

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