DateFormatter Date and Time Cheatsheet
A cheatsheet and a manager?
There is little that annoys me as much as the way that dates require a dateformatter that just hangs around in the parent class. There must be a better way!
Also the formats: dd DD ddd mean, what exactly? Perhaps there is a way to actually let Swift help us out and provide readable code?
Indeed, and this article is it.
Difficulty: Beginner | Easy | Normal | Challenging
Prerequisites:
- Be able to code Swift using Playgrounds
Terminology
Date: A specific point in time, independent of any calendar or time zone
DateFormatter: A formatter that converts between dates and their textual representations
DataComponents: A date or time specified in terms of units (such as year, month, day, hour, and minute) to be evaluated in a calendar system and time zone
Motivation
Much like the difference between NSData and Data, the difference between them being…just use the non NS version OK (or look at that link).
Due to the different versions of Date, there can be some confusion in using DateFormatter and, well — let’s get…
