Question

I have to get a date from a string. So I am using the below code:

NSDateFormatter *formatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];

//Fri Mar 09 15:31:35 CST 2012
[formatter setDateFormat:@"EEE MMM d HH:mm:ss ZZZ yyyy"];
NSDate *date = [formatter dateFromString:[newDict objectForKey:@"eventDate"]];
NSLog(@"aDate is %@",[newDict objectForKey:@"eventDate"]);

eventDate is coming in the format aDate is Fri May 18 12:00:37 IST 2012 but date is coming null.

I know it is a small issue but I am really stuck up with it.

Answer 1

Your input string can be parsed with a format of @"EEE MMM d HH:mm:ss VVV yyyy".