ios convert NSString into date?

Question

I have a string containing: 2013-10-29 18:50:18 +0000

How can i convert this into a date, but keeping the same date format?

I've tried:

        NSString *str3 = [[NSString alloc] initWithFormat:@"%@", time];

        NSDateFormatter *df = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
        [df setDateFormat:@"yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss a"];
        NSDate *myDate = [df dateFromString:str3];

But myDate returns (null)

Any ideas?

Not duplicate because i dont understand how to convert it into the same format — Alosyius, Oct 29 '13 at 19:10
You have to make sure your string is coming in exactly like you are stating it is: 2013-10-29 12:10:00 AM — logixologist, Oct 29 '13 at 19:10
With standard formats like this you should consider using standard C library function like strptime_l and strftime_l. You can find an example on the end of this page: https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/cocoa/Conceptual/DataFormatting/Articles/dfDateFormatting10_4.html — Laszlo, Oct 30 '13 at 10:12
Why is this marked as duplicate? He is asking about **this specific date format**, not generaly _How to convert date_. — Tricertops, Oct 30 '13 at 11:29

Tricertops · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-29T19:21:34.507

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Try this format:

yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss ZZZ

HH for hours, because you clearly have 24-hour clock
ZZZ for timezone, because you used a and that’s for AM/PM period

Full reference of Unicode Date Format Patterns.

edited Oct 29 '13 at 19:21

answered Oct 29 '13 at 19:10

Tricertops

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Happy to help. I added link to full table of Unicode formatting patterns. – Tricertops Oct 29 '13 at 19:22
I think this page is much more understandably show the available formatting patterns: http://waracle.net/iphone-nsdateformatter-date-formatting-table/ – Laszlo Oct 30 '13 at 10:16
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@TussLászló It’s basically copy-pasted from Unicode page. – Tricertops Oct 30 '13 at 11:27
You are right, i don't inspected the full Unicode page. But for me that was way easier to understand. – Laszlo Oct 30 '13 at 12:59

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