Time string formatter

timeFormatter.m

- (NSString*)timeString
{
    NSDateFormatter *formatter;
    NSString        *dateString;
    
    formatter = [[[NSDateFormatter alloc] init] autorelease];
    [formatter setDateFormat:@"dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss"];
    dateString = [formatter stringFromDate:[NSDate date]];
    
    return dateString;
}

// get current date
NSDateComponents *components = [[NSCalendar currentCalendar] components:NSDayCalendarUnit | NSMonthCalendarUnit | NSYearCalendarUnit fromDate:[NSDate date]];

NSInteger year = [components year];
NSInteger month = [components month];
NSInteger day = [components day];