Simple NSDate Components - Easy to break into pieces

gistfile1.m

    NSDate *currDate = [NSDate date];   //Current Date
    NSDateFormatter *df = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
    
    //Day
    [df setDateFormat:@"dd"];
    NSString* myDayString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@", [df stringFromDate:currDate]];
    
    //Month
    [df setDateFormat:@"MM"]; //MM will give you numeric "03", MMM will give you "Mar"
    NSString* myMonthString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@", [df stringFromDate:currDate]];
    //Year
    [df setDateFormat:@"yy"];
    NSString* myYearString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@", [df stringFromDate:currDate]];
    
    //Hour
    [df setDateFormat:@"hh"];
    NSString* myHourString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@", [df stringFromDate:currDate]];
    
    //Minute
    [df setDateFormat:@"mm"];
    NSString* myMinuteString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@",[df stringFromDate:currDate]];
    
    //Second
    [df setDateFormat:@"ss"];
    NSString* mySecondString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@", [df stringFromDate:currDate]];
    
    //NSLog(@"Year: %@, Month: %@, Day: %@, Hour: %@, Minute: %@, Second: %@", myYearString, myMonthString, myDayString, myHourString, myMinuteString, mySecondString);


    //[df release]; //if not ARC