NSDateFormatter Cheatsheet

NSDateFormatter Cheatsheet

a:    AM/PM

s:    1/59                  - Seconds
ss:   01/59                 - Seconds w/ Leading

m:    1/59                  - Minutes
mm:   01/59                 - Minutes w/ Leading

h:    5/10    (5AM, 10PM)   - 12hr Clock
hh:   05/10   (5AM, 10PM)   - 12hr Clock w/ Leading
H:    5/22    (5AM, 10PM)   - 24hr Clock
HH:   05/22   (5AM, 10PM)   - 24hr Clock w/ Leading

c:    1/6                   - Day of Week (Starts with Monday)
ccc:  Mon/Sat               - Day of Week
cccc: Monday/Saturday       - Day of Week

d:    1/31                  - Day of Month
dd:   01/31                 - Day of Month w/ Leading

M:    1/12                  - Month of year
MM:   01/12                 - Month of year w/ Leading
MMM:  Feb/Dec               - Month of year
MMMM: February/December     - Month of year

yy:   15/16                 - Year
yyyy: 2015/2016             - Year w/ Leading


Convenient Formats
"July 2016"    = "MMMM yyyy"
"23/07/1997"   = "d/M/yyyy"
"9:30am"       = "h:m a"