Date format ( "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss VV") returns nil

Question

I'm trying to change format my date for in-app purchases but returns nil in real devices but in simulator it working great.

let DateString = "2016-01-21 00:29:09 Etc/GMT"
let dateFormatter = DateFormatter()
dateFormatter.dateFormat = "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss VV"
var dateObject = dateFormatter.date(from: DateString)
print(dateObject)

Dávid Pásztor · Accepted Answer · 2019-05-01T09:31:44.903

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You should always set the locale of your DateFormatter when dealing with hardcoded Date formats. You can use en_US_POSIX in most scenarios.

let dateString = "2016-01-21 00:29:09 Etc/GMT"
let dateFormatter = DateFormatter()
dateFormatter.locale = Locale(identifier: "en_US_POSIX")
dateFormatter.dateFormat = "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss VV"
let dateObject = dateFormatter.date(from: dateString)
print(dateObject)

edited May 01 '19 at 09:31

answered May 01 '19 at 09:25

Dávid Pásztor

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The locale should be set first, compare https://stackoverflow.com/a/40702569/1187415. – Martin R May 01 '19 at 09:28
I'm using it in in-app purchases, so will it effect user living another country or something ? – SwiftyKai May 01 '19 at 09:28
@SadiHakanKoşanoğlu no, since the date format used by IAP is fixed regardless of the user's locale. – Dávid Pásztor May 01 '19 at 09:32

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 23 '23 at 10:43

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I solved like this. maybe it's helps

 formatter.amSymbol = "AM"
 formatter.pmSymbol = "PM"

answered Feb 23 '23 at 10:43

Erhan Demirci

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Date format ( "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss VV") returns nil

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