How to send NSDate in JSON Format through AFNetworking in iOS?

Question

How to send NSDate in JSON Format through AFNetworking in iOS ? Json request -

{
    "from_date" : "11/11/2014",
    "to_date" : "11/11/2017"
}

Code -

// Formats the date chosen with the date picker.
- (NSString *)formatDate:(NSDate *)date
{
    NSDateFormatter *dateFormatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
    [dateFormatter setDateStyle:NSDateFormatterShortStyle];
    [dateFormatter setDateFormat:@"dd'/'MM'/'yyyy"];
    NSString *formattedDate = [dateFormatter stringFromDate:date];
    return formattedDate;
}
    - (void)updateToDateField:(id)sender
    {
        UIDatePicker *picker = (UIDatePicker*)toDateField.inputView;
        toDateField.text = [self formatDate:picker.date];
    }
    // Storing the to date in NSString
        dashboard.toDateString = toDateField.text;

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21487184/posting-json-data-using-afnetworking-2-0 — Chirag D jinjuwadiya, Aug 29 '16 at 05:52
@Anbu.Karthik - I want to send JSON request containing date, I am getting proper response in Postman but when I run my code, afnetworking is giving error - status 500. — Gurp321, Aug 29 '16 at 06:00
@NDoc - I think, my date formatter same as yours, and also I am creating the dictionary. — Gurp321, Aug 29 '16 at 06:17
You have added single quote inside your formate, remove that, like my answer. — Nirav D, Aug 29 '16 at 06:18
@Mr.UB - Yes. I had to convert it into the format that was acceptable by .net server, /Date*****/ format. — Gurp321, Sep 07 '16 at 10:56
Kindly update your question with your solution or answer your own question, so that it can be helpful for future readers. — Bista, Sep 07 '16 at 10:58

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 29 '16 at 05:52

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Convert your NSDate in to String and send it, just like you send other parameters.

answered Aug 29 '16 at 05:52

Bista

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 29 '16 at 05:53

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Try this

 NSDateFormatter* dateFormatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
   [dateFormatter setDateFormat:@"yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"];
   NSString *dateString = [dateFormatter stringFromDate:[NSDate date]];

now use dateString in you json

answered Aug 29 '16 at 05:53

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Bhadresh Mulsaniya · Answer 3 · 2016-08-29T06:42:25.093

I think you are forgot to serialize your request while calling API using AFNetworking Manage class.

Try to add below line in your code.

    AFHTTPRequestOperationManager *manager;
     manager = [AFHTTPRequestOperationManager manager];
     manager.requestSerializer = [AFJSONRequestSerializer serializer];
[manager POST:strRequestUrl parameters:dictParams success:^(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, id responseObject)
        {

            NSString *msg;
            NSData *jsonData = [NSJSONSerialization dataWithJSONObject:responseObject
                                                               options:NSJSONWritingPrettyPrinted
                                                                 error:nil];
            NSString *jsonString = [[NSString alloc] initWithData:jsonData encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];


        } failure:^(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, NSError *error)
        {

            NSLog(@"request : %@",operation.request);
            NSLog(@"Error is %@",error);

        }];

I have added this. I think, there would be some format to send date string so that the .net server web api would accept it. — Gurp321, Aug 29 '16 at 10:59

How to send NSDate in JSON Format through AFNetworking in iOS?

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