How do I get the current date?

Question

How can I get the current date, and format it like "20/12/2010"?

Answer 1

Use NSDate and NSDateFormatter.

NSDate *today = [NSDate date]; NSDateFormatter *dateFormat = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init]; [dateFormat setDateFormat:@"dd/MM/yyyy"]; NSString *dateString = [dateFormat stringFromDate:today]; NSLog(@"date: %@", dateString); 

See also.

Answer 2

Break it down.

How do I get the current date? See NSDate.

How do I format a date in a specific format? See NSDateFormatter.