converting timestamp to nsdate format

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I want to convert my timestamp value 1308031456 to NSDate format (which yields the value Tue, 14 Jun 2011 06:04:16 GMT in online web conversion). How would I convert between the two programmatically?

KingofBliss · Answer 1 · 2014-11-25T13:34:33.970

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OBJ - C: Use dateWithTimeIntervalSince1970:,

NSDate *date = [NSDate dateWithTimeIntervalSince1970:timeStamp];

SWIFT: Use init(timeIntervalSince1970:)

let date = NSDate(timeIntervalSince1970:timeStamp)

edited Nov 25 '14 at 13:34

answered Jun 20 '11 at 05:21

KingofBliss

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Depending on the typecasting of timeStamp. Else you could try it like this: NSDate *beginDate = [NSDate dateWithTimeIntervalSince1970:(NSTimeInterval)[[calendarData objectForKey:@"date"] doubleValue]]; – Leon Feb 13 '13 at 11:44
i am also doing it same in swift but getting wrong date..which part i missed it. var transDate: Double =transDict.valueForKey("date") as! Double var tranDate = NSDate(timeIntervalSince1970: transDate) let dateFormatter = NSDateFormatter() dateFormatter.dateStyle = NSDateFormatterStyle.MediumStyle dateFormatter.dateFormat = "EEE, MMM dd, y" dateFormatter.timeZone = NSTimeZone(abbreviation:"CST") let dateValue = dateFormatter.stringFromDate(tranDate) @KingofBliss – simbesi.com May 18 '15 at 13:17

score 18 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 20 '11 at 05:20

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You can use the use the method dateWithTimeIntervalSince1970: to convert the timestamp you've which is the epoch time.

NSDate * myDate = [NSDate dateWithTimeIntervalSince1970:1308031456];

answered Jun 20 '11 at 05:20

Deepak Danduprolu

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vivek · Answer 3 · 2018-04-07T09:42:42.763

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In obj c

double timeStamp = 1513330403393;
NSTimeInterval unixTimeStamp = timeStamp / 1000.0;
NSDate *exactDate = [NSDate dateWithTimeIntervalSince1970:unixTimeStamp];
NSDateFormatter* dateFormatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
dateFormatter.dateFormat = @"dd/MM/yyy hh:mm a";
NSString  *finalate = [dateFormatter stringFromDate:exactDate];

In Swift

let timeStamp = 1513330403393
let unixTimeStamp: Double = Double(timeStamp) / 1000.0
let exactDate = NSDate.init(timeIntervalSince1970: unixTimeStamp)
let dateFormatt = DateFormatter();
dateFormatt.dateFormat = "dd/MM/yyy hh:mm a"
print(dateFormatt.string(from: exactDate as Date))

edited Apr 07 '18 at 09:42

answered Dec 19 '17 at 08:51

vivek

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Please note that code only answers are discouraged. Always add a bit of explanation ... for example not using comments like this - instead put that into well formatted text! – GhostCat Dec 19 '17 at 09:11
probably a good idea to just use Date now for swift, also instead of using .init just open `Date(timeIntervalSince1970: unixTimeStamp)` will do – James Wolfe Feb 14 '19 at 16:24

score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 20 '11 at 05:30

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See the various example on date formatting and getting date from timestamp from apple

Use Formatter Styles to Present Dates and Times With the User’s Preferences

Convert TimeStamp to NSDate in Objective-C

answered Jun 20 '11 at 05:30

Jhaliya - Praveen Sharma

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Jan 15 '21 at 03:24

Here is a code piece which lets you convert the unix type timestamp to Formatted Date

NSString * timeStampString =@"1304245000";
NSTimeInterval _interval=[timeStampString doubleValue];
NSDate *date = [NSDate dateWithTimeIntervalSince1970:_interval];
NSDateFormatter *_formatter=[[NSDateFormatter alloc]init];
[_formatter setDateFormat:@"dd.MM.yyyy"];
NSString *_date=[_formatter stringFromDate:date];

This will print _date something like 05.03.2011

converting timestamp to nsdate format

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