NSDateFormatter setTwoDigitStartDate example ios

setTwoDigitStartDate:

Sets the two-digit start date for the receiver.

- (void)setTwoDigitStartDate:(NSDate *)date

Parameters of [NSDateFormatter setTwoDigitStartDate]

date

The earliest date that can be denoted by a two-digit year specifier.

Example of [NSDateFormatter setTwoDigitStartDate]

- (void)awakeFromNib {
    NSDate *startDate = [NSDate dateWithTimeIntervalSinceReferenceDate:0];
    //NSDate *startDate = [NSDate dateWithTimeIntervalSince1970:0];
    NSDateFormatter *dateFormat = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
    [dateFormat setFormatterBehavior:NSDateFormatterBehavior10_4];
    [dateFormat setDateStyle:NSDateFormatterShortStyle];
    [dateFormat setTwoDigitStartDate:startDate];
    [dateFormat setLenient:YES]; // tried with & without this
    [transactionDateField setFormatter:dateFormat];
}