NSDateFormatter- stringFromDate not returning AM/PM

Question

    NSDateFormatter *formatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
    [formatter setDateFormat:@"hh:mm:ss a"];
    NSLog(@"Today's Time: %@", [formatter stringFromDate:[NSDate date]]);

The above code just gives the following output Today's Time: 15:46:43 I want the output to be Today's Time: 3:46 PM. I surfed a lot and i did not find a way to show AM/PM. Would be really helpful if someone can help me find a way out. I am using XCode 6.3 and my Device has iOS 8.3 installed in it.

https://stackoverflow.com/a/46027060/3400991 try this in swift 3 — Shobhakar Tiwari, Sep 03 '17 at 19:21

score 20 · Accepted Answer · answered May 22 '15 at 11:03

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Check your device settings for 24 hour time. If it is on, turn it off.

Your code is perfectly fine. I am getting output as shown below : Today's Time: 04:31:58 PM

If you don't want to show seconds use this code :

[formatter setDateFormat:@"hh:mm a"];

answered May 22 '15 at 11:03

Utsav Parikh

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How did i miss it! Thank you. Yes it was my device settings that created the issue. Thank you so much. – Manju Basha May 22 '15 at 11:16

score 9 · Answer 2 · answered May 22 '15 at 11:11

HH : 24 hour format

NSDateFormatter *formatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
NSLocale *locale = [[NSLocale alloc] initWithLocaleIdentifier:@"en_US"];
[formatter setLocale:locale];
[formatter setDateFormat:@"HH:mm a"];

output

 Today's Time: 16:42 PM

hh : 12 hour format

NSDateFormatter *formatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
NSLocale *locale = [[NSLocale alloc] initWithLocaleIdentifier:@"en_US"];
[formatter setLocale:locale];
[formatter setDateFormat:@"hh:mm a"];

output

 Today's Time: 04:43 PM

Thank you. `setLocale` is the key for me. – George Mar 01 '17 at 21:32 — George, Mar 01 '17 at 21:32

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered May 22 '15 at 11:35

Try This

    NSDateFormatter *formatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
    [dateFormatter setDateFormat:@"hh:mm a"];
    [dateFormatter setLocale:[[NSLocale alloc]  initWithLocaleIdentifier:@"en_US_POSIX"]];
    NSString *stringFromTime = [dateFormatter stringFromDate:[NSDate date]];

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered May 22 '15 at 11:05

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Change the time format of your device time to 12 hour format instead of 24 hour format. You can not get am pm in 24 hour time format.

Today's Time: 15:46:43

answered May 22 '15 at 11:05

abhishekkharwar

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered May 22 '15 at 11:01

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Try

NSDateFormatter *formatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
[formatter setDateFormat:@"hh:mm a"];
NSLog(@"Today's Time: %@", [formatter stringFromDate:[NSDate date]]);

answered May 22 '15 at 11:01

Sujay

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Its gives an answer with 24Hr format + AM/PM (`Today's Date and Time: 16:40 PM`) that's absurd. I want it in a 12Hr format. I tried `@"hh:mm a"` and it just returns `Today's Date and Time: 16:38` – Manju Basha May 22 '15 at 11:12
"HH" it will return time in 24Hr format and "hh" in 12Hr format – Sujay May 22 '15 at 11:47

score -1 · Answer 6 · edited Feb 26 '20 at 04:43

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You can easily convert Time in 24 hours format .

Try this Code it is working fine for me .

        func convertTime(_ dateAsString : String) -> String{
             let dateFormatter = DateFormatter()
             dateFormatter.dateFormat = "h:mm:ss " // "h:mm:ss a"
             let date = dateFormatter.date(from: dateAsString)

             dateFormatter.dateFormat = "HH:mm a"
             let date24 = dateFormatter.string(from: date!)
             print(date24)
             return date24
          }

edited Feb 26 '20 at 04:43

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answered Jul 26 '18 at 08:16

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Why do you have to do 2 conversions for something that can be done in one? – ravindu1024 Feb 25 '20 at 23:33

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