How to covert string to date?

Question

my string value is "2021.09.28 23:39".

but converted date is Optional(2021-09-28 14:39:00 +0000)

let dateFormatter = DateFormatter()
dateFormatter.dateFormat = "yyyy.MM.dd HH:mm"
dateFormatter.locale = Locale(identifier: "ko_kr")
dateFormatter.timeZone = TimeZone(abbreviation: "KST")
let date = dateFormatter.date(from: "2021.09.28 23:39")
let dateComponents = Calendar.current.dateComponents([.year, .month, .day, .hour, .minute], from: date!)

You are successfully converting the string to its date equivalent and getting the right answer, so what is your question? — matt, Sep 28 '21 at 15:01

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 28 '21 at 15:02

This is working correctly.

The KST timezone is UTC +9.

So... a time of 23:39 in the time zone KST is the same moment in time as the time 14:39 in UTC.

You output of Optional(2021-09-28 14:39:00 +0000) shows the timezone of +0000 and so is a displayed as a UTC time.

How to covert string to date?

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