Swift3- How to get only time from UIDatePicker

Question

I'm trying to create an alarm clock app for iOS, Im new to Swift. I want to know how to get only the time from the UIDatePicker. Till now, I have a code which just gives the entire date with time. `import UIKit

class ViewController: UIViewController {

@IBOutlet weak var alarmTime: UIDatePicker!
override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()
    // Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
}

override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
    super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
    // Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
@IBAction func alarmTime(_ sender: UIDatePicker){
 sender.datePickerMode = UIDatePickerMode.time
    print(sender.date)
}

} ` Here is the screenshot of the output of the above code in the terminal

show your tried code, show this **have a code which just gives the entire date with time** — Anbu.Karthik, Jun 27 '17 at 10:10
@Anbu.Karthik Here is my IBAction func for date picker. For now I just made it as simple as to just print the set time. ` @IBAction func alarmTime(_ sender: UIDatePicker) { // alarmTime.datePickerMode = UIDatePickerMode.time print(alarmTime.date) } ` — Reshma Suresh, Jun 27 '17 at 10:14
@ReshmaSuresh - you are in the right way, just show the code — Anbu.Karthik, Jun 27 '17 at 10:15
try this `sender.datePickerMode = UIDatePickerMode.time print(sender.date)` and print once what the result you get in console — Anbu.Karthik, Jun 27 '17 at 10:16
@Anbu.Karthik I've edited my question with the screenshot of the output, could you have look? — Reshma Suresh, Jun 27 '17 at 10:42
create reference outlet of your piker then set `yourButton.datePickerMode = UIDatePickerMode.time` — ami rt, Jun 27 '17 at 10:43

Subramanian P · Answer 1 · 2017-06-27T10:42:31.790

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Set your date picker mode as below.

datePicker.datePickerMode = UIDatePickerMode.Time

Get Time from Date :

    let date = Date()

    let calendar = Calendar.current
    let comp = calendar.dateComponents([.hour, .minute], from: date)
    let hour = comp.hour
    let minute = comp.minute

edited Jun 27 '17 at 10:42

answered Jun 27 '17 at 10:13

Subramanian P

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Yeah, I set. But still it print with the date – Reshma Suresh Jun 27 '17 at 10:31
@ReshmaSuresh add the code to get the time from date – Subramanian P Jun 27 '17 at 10:43
Its an IBAction, so each time i change the time in the picker i want it to be printed. – Reshma Suresh Jun 27 '17 at 11:21
Whenever value changed you are getting the date right.. Convert that date into time and then update the ui – Subramanian P Jun 27 '17 at 11:24
+1, works for me to getting hours and date, but it will be better use hour and minute attributes with unwrapping in your answer, cause of components hour and minute are optional – eemrah Feb 27 '18 at 11:12

ami rt · Answer 2 · 2017-06-27T10:48:50.087

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 let datePicker = UIDatePicker()  
  datePicker.datePickerMode = UIDatePickerMode.time
// datePicker.backgroundColor = UIColor.blue
  txtFildDeadLine.textField.inputView = datePicker

And according to your question, place it in viewDidLoad

alarmTime.datePickerMode = UIDatePickerMode.time

edited Jun 27 '17 at 10:48

answered Jun 27 '17 at 10:12

ami rt

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Yeah, I tried that. But it still prints the date. – Reshma Suresh Jun 27 '17 at 10:31
update your question with code which you have tried. – ami rt Jun 27 '17 at 10:32
Yeah, I updated, could you just have look? – Reshma Suresh Jun 27 '17 at 10:42
create reference outlet of your piker then set `yourButton.datePickerMode = UIDatePickerMode.time` – ami rt Jun 27 '17 at 10:44
check the updated answer – ami rt Jun 27 '17 at 10:49
Its an action, so each time when i change in the picker I want it to be printed, idk why it just prints it along with the date even though i set the mode to time – Reshma Suresh Jun 27 '17 at 11:17
remove `sender.datePickerMode = UIDatePickerMode.time1 and set `alarmTime.datePickerMode = UIDatePickerMode.time` in viewDidLoad – ami rt Jun 27 '17 at 11:43
@amirt But this is not showing second. can we have to change something for it – Muju Aug 05 '20 at 14:18

Swift3- How to get only time from UIDatePicker

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