setPMSymbol:
Sets the PM symbol for the receiver.
- (void)setPMSymbol:(NSString *)string
Parameters
- string
- The PM symbol for the receiver.
Example of [NSDateFormatter setPMSymbol]
NSString *currentDateString = @"8/5/2011 1:38:13 PM";
NSDateFormatter *dateFormatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
//Set the AM and PM symbols
[dateFormatter setAMSymbol:@"AM"];
[dateFormatter setPMSymbol:@"PM"];
//Specify only 1 M for month, 1 d for day and 1 h for hour
[dateFormatter setDateFormat:@"M/d/yyyy h:mm:ss a"];
NSDate *currentDate = [dateFormatter dateFromString:currentDateString];
NSLog(@"current date: %@", currentDate);
//Example of the format using the actual date
NSLog(@"%@", [dateFormatter stringFromDate:[NSDate date]]);
[dateFormatter release];
Example of [NSDateFormatter setPMSymbol]
NSDateFormatter *df = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
[df setFormatterBehavior:NSDateFormatterBehavior10_4];
[df setDateFormat:@"EEE, dd MMM yy HH:mm:ss"];
NSDate *convertedDate = [df dateFromString:stringDate];
[df release];
// [convertedDate description]
NSDateFormatter *formatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
[formatter setAMSymbol:@"AM"];
[formatter setPMSymbol:@"PM"];
[formatter setDateFormat:@"MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm:a"];
return [formatter stringFromDate:convertedDate];