NSDate is not returning my local Time zone /default time zone of device

Question

My local and default time zone is GMT +5 but when I get date and time by NSDate it return me GMT date and time.

For example the code and output from my code while

Answer 1

Try this

- (NSDate *) GetLocalDate {

    NSDateComponents *dayComponent = [[NSDateComponents alloc] init];
    NSCalendar *theCalendar = [NSCalendar currentCalendar];
    theCalendar.timeZone = [NSTimeZone timeZoneWithName:@"GMT"];
    dayComponent = [[NSCalendar currentCalendar] components:NSCalendarUnitHour | NSCalendarUnitMinute | NSCalendarUnitDay | NSCalendarUnitMonth | NSCalendarUnitYear fromDate:[NSDate date]];

    NSDate *localDate = [theCalendar dateFromComponents:dayComponent];

    return localDate;
}

- (void)viewDidLoad {
        [super viewDidLoad];
        NSLog(@"localDate : %@",[self GetLocalDate]);
}