Customising Date Picker in Xcode

Question

How can I customize a UIDatePicker to only show the month and year? There's an existing mode that shows the day, month, and year, but I'd like to get rid of the day portion.

Answer 1

Simply put, you can't. UIDatePicker does not have any API for only showing years and months.

You therefore have 3 possible recourses:

1. Make your own out of a UIPickerView
2. Use a UIDatePicker in Date mode and just ignore the day portion
3. File a bug asking for this capability and hope it gets added at some point

I vote for #1 and #3.