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

This func returns Now in a current time zone.

func convertDate(date:Date) -> Date {
    let dateFormatter = DateFormatter()
    dateFormatter.dateFormat = "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"
    var comp = DateComponents()
    let calendar = Calendar.current
    comp.year = Calendar.current.component(.year, from: date)
    comp.month = Calendar.current.component(.month, from: date)
    comp.day = Calendar.current.component(.day, from: date)
    comp.hour = Calendar.current.component(.hour, from: date)
    comp.minute = Calendar.current.component(.minute, from: date)
    comp.second = Calendar.current.component(.second, from: date)
    comp.timeZone = TimeZone(abbreviation: "GMT")
    var dateFromCalendar = Date()
    if let calendarDate = calendar.date(from: comp) {
        dateFromCalendar = calendarDate
    }
    return dateFromCalendar
}

To use:

    let now = Date()
    let convertedDate = convertDate(date: now)