How to calculate time in hours between two dates in iOS

Question

How can I calculate the time elapsed in hours between two times (possibly occurring on different days) in iOS?

Answer 1

-(NSMutableString*) timeLeftSinceDate: (NSDate *) dateT {

    NSMutableString *timeLeft = [[NSMutableString alloc]init];

    NSDate *today10am =[NSDate date];

    NSInteger seconds = [today10am timeIntervalSinceDate:dateT];

    NSInteger days = (int) (floor(seconds / (3600 * 24)));
    if(days) seconds -= days * 3600 * 24;

    NSInteger hours = (int) (floor(seconds / 3600));
    if(hours) seconds -= hours * 3600;

    NSInteger minutes = (int) (floor(seconds / 60));
    if(minutes) seconds -= minutes * 60;

    if(days) {
        [timeLeft appendString:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%ld Days", (long)days*-1]];
    }

    if(hours) {
        [timeLeft appendString:[NSString stringWithFormat: @"%ld H", (long)hours*-1]];
    }

    if(minutes) {
        [timeLeft appendString: [NSString stringWithFormat: @"%ld M",(long)minutes*-1]];
    }

    if(seconds) {
        [timeLeft appendString:[NSString stringWithFormat: @"%lds", (long)seconds*-1]];
    }

    return timeLeft;
}