iOS NSDate() returns incorrect time

Question

I am trying to get current date in Swift using NSDate(). When I create breakpoint and stop application, I can see that there is 3 hours difference with devices\

Answer 1

It doesn't return the wrong time. It returns exactly the right time. NSDate doesn't have any timezone information. Right now, my computer and your computer will report the exact same time when we call NSDate ().

NSLog displays NSDate in UTC. That's just what it displays. So if we both call NSLog right now, your computer will log the same date and time as mine. Because it is the same date and time.

If you want to process an NSDate (for example, to display the date and time to a user) you use an NSCalendar. The NSCalendar translates between NSDate, which is the same everywhere in the world, to the values that you want to display in your user interface, which will be different in London or in Kiev. If I look on my watch right now, I will see a different time than you see on your watch, and that is what NSCalendar is there for.