In Swift, how to set default date entry to today

Question

I want a user to enter a start date in a text field.

How do I set the default date of the text field to today's date?

Simples?

Answer 1

In your viewDidLoad() try this:

let dateFormatter = NSDateFormatter()
dateFormatter.dateStyle = .MediumStyle
dateFormatter.timeStyle = .NoStyle   
yourTextField.text = dateFormatter.stringFromDate(NSDate())

Refer to the Apple docs to learn more about NSDateFormatter

Answer 2

This should work:

override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()   

    let todaysDate = Date()
    let dateFormatter = DateFormatter()
    dateFormatter.dateFormat = "MMM dd, yyyy"
    let dateString = dateFormatter.string(from: todaysDate)

    yourTextField.text = dateString
}