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Convert date time to time only

I have date string like this:- 2016-12-20T15:26:21+11:00

What kind of DateFormatter (or else) will it required so that I can get the time in device's current time zone.

Solution

  • The input is ISO8601, a suitable solution is DateFormatter. Without specific settings for locale and timeZone the formatter considers the current locale and time zone.

    let dateString = "2016-12-20T15:26:21+11:00"
let formatter = DateFormatter()
formatter.dateFormat = "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssZ"
formatter.locale = Locale(identifier: "en_US_POSIX") // set locale to reliable US_POSIX
let date = formatter.date(from:dateString)
formatter.timeStyle = .medium
formatter.dateStyle = .none
print(formatter.string(from: date!))