Cant convert string to NSDate

Question

I'm trying to convert string to NSDate. I suppose that my dateFormat is ok, but i still receive nil. My code:

        let dateStr = tweet.objectForKey("created_at") as! String
        print(dateStr)
        let dateFormatter = NSDateFormatter()
        dateFormatter.dateFormat = "E MMM dd HH:mm:ss Z yyyy"
        let date = dateFormatter.dateFromString(dateStr)
        print(date)

Output:

Mon Apr 04 20:12:54 +0000 2016
nil
Mon Apr 04 14:17:09 +0000 2016
nil
Mon Apr 04 14:07:32 +0000 2016
nil
Sun Feb 21 12:37:23 +0000 2016
nil

Answer 1

I am using the same code and it's working for me. Assuming, you are getting correct value for dateStr as it is shown in Output.

    let dateStr = "Mon Apr 04 20:12:54 +0000 201"
    print(dateStr)
    let dateFormatter = NSDateFormatter()
    dateFormatter.dateFormat = "E MMM dd HH:mm:ss Z yyyy"
    let date = dateFormatter.dateFromString(dateStr)
    print(date!)

Output:

Mon Apr 04 20:12:54 +0000 2016

2016-04-04 20:12:54 +0000

See attached screenshot