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iOS Swift4 how to print short weekday only using DateFormatter()?

I want to have date formatter print only the short weekday label, like "Mon, Tue, Wed".

What is the correct date format to convert day into 3 letter weekday string? 

let formatter = DateFormatter()
formatter.dateFormat = "DDD" //prints 278 and like
Solution

  • It's like I have to learn this stuff every few months all over again:

    let formatter = DateFormatter()
formatter.dateFormat = "EEE"


E..EEE  Tue Abbreviated Day of week name, format style.
EEEE    Tuesday Wide
EEEEE   T   Narrow
EEEEEE  Tu  Short