How can I convert the 24 hour time format to 12 hour time format?

Question

I can get the 24 hour style time, but how do I get the 12 hour format with the am and pm?

let date = NSDate()
let calendar = NSCalendar.currentCalendar()
let components = calendar.components([.Hour, .Minute, .Second], fromDate: date)
let hour = components.hour
let minutes = components.minute

Answer 1

As you say, you should use NSDateFormatter for your desired format. Hope this will help you.

let date = NSDate()
let formatter = NSDateFormatter()
formatter.dateFormat = "hh:mm a"
let time = formatter.stringFromDate(date)

For more information about date formatter see NSDateFormatter

Answer 2

Swift 3.1 Answer

 let date = Date()                //Jun 1, 2017, 10:22 AM"
 let formatter = DateFormatter()  //<NSDateFormatter: 0x608000244380>
 formatter.dateFormat = "hh:mm a" //<NSDateFormatter: 0x608000244380>
 let time = formatter.string(from: date) //"10:22 AM"