Parse Date

gistfile1.m

//Parsing a date in the following format '//2014-07-13T20:35:47.000Z'
//Use the DateFormat of @"yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.zzz'Z'"

- (NSString *)formattedDate {
    NSDateFormatter *dateFormatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
    [dateFormatter setDateFormat:@"yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.zzz'Z'"]; //2014-07-13T20:35:47.000Z
    NSDate *tempDate = [dateFormatter dateFromString:self.date];
    [dateFormatter setDateFormat:@"EE MMM, dd"];
    return [dateFormatter stringFromDate:tempDate];
}