How can i convert string to date with some strange format

Question

I am getting some strange date format as string from server
2016-10-03T17:28:34.773
Which format I need to use to convert this string to date.

Most of the date formats are standard formats. you can refer them here https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/text/SimpleDateFormat.html — rudedude, Oct 19 '16 at 08:20
It's a UTC date format. There's many answers here. Here's one http://stackoverflow.com/questions/29392874/converting-utc-date-format-to-local-nsdate — Warren Burton, Oct 19 '16 at 08:26

Mohammad Arifuzzaman · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-19T08:55:27.903

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You can use this function to get date from your string.

 - (NSDate *) dateFromServerAttributeDateFormat:(NSString *)dateString
    {
        NSDateFormatter *dateFormatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
        [dateFormatter setDateFormat:@"yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS"];
        [dateFormatter setLocale:[NSLocale currentLocale]];
        if (!dateString.length){
          return nil;
          }
        else
            return [dateFormatter dateFromString:dateString];

    }

in swift

   func dateFromServerString(dateString:String) -> NSDate {
    let dateFormater = NSDateFormatter()
    dateFormater.dateFormat = "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS"
    dateFormater.locale = NSLocale.currentLocale()
    return dateFormater.dateFromString(dateString)!
}

edited Oct 19 '16 at 08:55

answered Oct 19 '16 at 08:27

Mohammad Arifuzzaman

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Your date format does not match the string from the question. And btw, that's Objective-C, not Swift. – Martin R Oct 19 '16 at 08:34
thanks i will edit, and sorry I was unaware of language – Mohammad Arifuzzaman Oct 19 '16 at 08:46

How can i convert string to date with some strange format

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