Format a date from a string

Question

I\'m trying to format a date from a string into another format.

For example: 2012-05-29 23:55:52 into 29/05 *newline* 2010.

I just

Answer 1

For those who prefer to use extension.

extension String {
func formattedDate(inputFormat: String, outputFormat: String) -> String {
    let inputFormatter = DateFormatter()
    inputFormatter.dateFormat = inputFormat

    if let date = inputFormatter.date(from: self) {
        let outputFormatter = DateFormatter()
        outputFormatter.dateFormat = outputFormat
        return outputFormatter.string(from: date)
    } else {
        return self  // If the string is not in the correct format, we return it without formatting
    }
}

Use:

tfDate.text = strDate.formattedDate(inputFormat: "yyyy-MM-dd", outputFormat: "dd/MM/yyyy")