NSDateFormatter printing current date in format “M/yyyy hh:mm” in any locale

Question

Hi I want to print current date in any locale as M/yyyy hh:mm .

I was using this method with currentLocale as the option in locale.

+ (NSString *)dateFormatFromTemplate:(NSString *)template options:(NSUInteger)opts locale:(NSLocale *)locale

But it puts locale specific arrangements.

For example in US locale there is a comma in between date and time.

what to do ???? I want no comma just space in every locale...

Answer 1

If you want to format a date in a specific format, then why are you using dateFormatFromTemplate: ? The purpose of that method is to give you a locale specific format from a general format.

Just use normal NSDateFormatter functionality:

NSDateFormatter *formatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
[formatter setDateFormat:@"M/yyyy hh:mm"];
NSDate *now = [NSDate date];
NSString *formattedDate = [formatter stringFromDate:now];