Event startdate and alarmtime from datepicker

Question

I will add an event to the calendar.

My code is correct but I need the date and the time from Datepicker.

How to set date and time from the datepicker for the following code:

EKEventStore *es = [[EKEventStore alloc] init];
[es requestAccessToEntityType:EKEntityTypeEvent completion:^(BOOL granted, NSError *error) {
    /* This code will run when uses has made his/her choice */
    EKEvent *myEvent = [EKEvent eventWithEventStore:es];
    myEvent.title = @"New Event";

    myEvent.startDate = [NSDate date]; // I need to set date from Datepicker

    NSTimeInterval interval = 60*+5; // I need to set time from Datepicker
    EKAlarm *alarm = [EKAlarm alarmWithRelativeOffset:interval];
    [myEvent addAlarm:alarm];
    myEvent.endDate = [[NSDate date] initWithTimeInterval:600 sinceDate:myEvent.startDate];

    [myEvent setCalendar:[es defaultCalendarForNewEvents]];
    NSError *err;
    [es saveEvent:myEvent span:EKSpanThisEvent error:&err];
}];

You can see the comment where I will set the date and time.

Thanks.

what you want in interval what is 68*+5 ? – Anoop Vaidya Mar 10 '13 at 13:36 — Anoop Vaidya, Mar 10 '13 at 13:36

Anoop Vaidya · Answer 1 · 2013-03-10T13:45:38.480

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Use (Assuming datePicker as your outlet for UIDatePicker ):

NSDate *date = self.datePicker.date; 
myEvent.startDate = date;

Or in one line :

myEvent.startDate = self.datePicker.date

For time interval:

NSTimeInterval interval = <time in seconds>;

EDIT: (After your comment)

As you need only time, not date+time. Then you need to use NSDateFormatter and format the date.

edited Mar 10 '13 at 13:45

answered Mar 10 '13 at 13:33

Anoop Vaidya

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This code is not running because my datepicker initialize with date and time.. Not only date – juniorCoder Mar 10 '13 at 13:38
I need to both date and time from datepicker. – juniorCoder Mar 10 '13 at 13:41
@juniorCoder: Tell finally what you want? date or date+time, you talking differently. – Anoop Vaidya Mar 10 '13 at 13:42
I told it in the question, I need both from datepicker. – juniorCoder Mar 10 '13 at 13:44
@juniorCoder: date contains both date and time with timezone. I am not understanding what you need? – Anoop Vaidya Mar 10 '13 at 13:45
I need that: User will choose date and time from datepicker. And I will set them to my event for startdate and for alarmtime – juniorCoder Mar 10 '13 at 13:47
@juniorCoder: If you save myEvent.startDate=self.datePicker.date then it will save the time also. – Anoop Vaidya Mar 10 '13 at 13:49
I used the following code for date: NSDate *selectedDate = self.datePicker.date; myEvent.startDate = selectedDate; But it didn't work – juniorCoder Mar 10 '13 at 13:52
It didn't work means that I didn't add an event to the calendar. – juniorCoder Mar 10 '13 at 13:56
I added now ok. But could you tell me how to set time for alarm from datepicker? – juniorCoder Mar 10 '13 at 14:08
You need to set a future date with time. And Make a timer that will poll every second to check if this the time to start the alarm. If you have selected a time has is invalid(already passed) throw a warning static that. – Anoop Vaidya Mar 10 '13 at 14:23
No, I will just add an alarm with using this code EKAlarm *alarm = [EKAlarm alarmWithRelativeOffset:interval]; [myEvent addAlarm:alarm]; But I need to time from datepicker, that's all. – juniorCoder Mar 10 '13 at 14:25
I dont have mac with me now. i can check only tomorw from office. if you can send me your code. till then try. – Anoop Vaidya Mar 10 '13 at 14:26
And one easy way to check, **try by hard coded time**, if it is working good or not. – Anoop Vaidya Mar 10 '13 at 14:27

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 10 '13 at 22:12

I found the solutions for date and time. And I am sharing the code with you:

For date from datepicker:

NSDate *selectedDate = self.datePicker.date;
myEvent.startDate = selectedDate;

For alarm time from datepicker:

EKAlarm *alarm = [EKAlarm alarmWithAbsoluteDate:selectedDate];
[myEvent addAlarm:alarm];

That's all.

Good Coding ;)

Event startdate and alarmtime from datepicker

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