Format NSDate from string

Question

I have some trouble to convert this string :

@"15/08/2014 08:30"

Into an NSDate, here my code :

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

[formatter setLocale:[NSLocale currentLocale]];

[formatter setTimeZone:[NSTimeZone localTimeZone]];

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

When I print out [formatter dateFromString:fullDatesString]; (fullDatesString is my string) the result is :

2014-08-15 06:30:00 +0000

Why my time is less than 2 hours between my string and my NSDate object ?

Because `NSLog()` is not aware of time zones. Don't worry, your date object is constructed correctly. — The Paramagnetic Croissant, Aug 01 '14 at 08:45

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 01 '14 at 08:45

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When you print the description of the NSDate, it prints in in GMT (+0000) regardless of what timezone you or the NSDate is in.

If you convert that time to your timezone (GMT + 2 I assume), then the time is correct.

answered Aug 01 '14 at 08:45

Lord Zsolt

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I thought that TimeZone has been correctly initialized by using [formatter setTimeZone:[NSTimeZone localTimeZone]]; – alex3165 Aug 01 '14 at 09:00
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It is, but NSLog doesn't take it into account. – Lord Zsolt Aug 01 '14 at 09:16

Format NSDate from string

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