How do I get timestamp interval in swift?

Question

I saw this answer : Get current NSDate in timestamp format

But for some reason it gives me errors.

What I need is to be able to specify the timestamp between now and in the next 2 minutes, or interval between last 2 minutes and now.

Eg: interval => now-2minutes to now (Time between previous 2 minutes and now)

Thank you.

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 05 '15 at 12:55

If I got it right, this should clarify things for you:

    let calendar = NSCalendar.currentCalendar()

    let now = NSDate()

    let comps = NSDateComponents()
    comps.minute = 2

    let twoMinutesFromNow = calendar.dateByAddingComponents(comps, toDate: now, options: NSCalendarOptions.MatchStrictly)

    let interval = twoMinutesFromNow?.timeIntervalSinceDate(now)

Here is a nice article about handling NSDates with the use of NSCalendar and NSDateComponents

so now -> had current timestamp, and twoMinutesFromNow has the timestamp after adding 2 minutes? — LoveMeow, Jun 05 '15 at 13:10

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 05 '15 at 12:58

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var curr = NSDate(timeIntervalSince1970: 10000)
var timestep = curr

answered Jun 05 '15 at 12:58

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If curr is the current timestamp,if I add 20000,then it is the timestamp of 2 mins later right? – LoveMeow Jun 05 '15 at 13:02

How do I get timestamp interval in swift?

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