GMT time on iPhone

Question

How do I get GMT time?

NSDate *c =[NSDate date];

gives system time, not GMT.

Answer 1

If it's for display purposes you want to display it, use NSDateFormatter like so:

NSDate *myDate = [NSDate date];
NSDateFormatter *dateFormatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
[dateFormatter setTimeZone:[NSTimeZone timeZoneWithAbbreviation:@"GMT"]];

// Set date style:
[dateFormatter setDateStyle:NSDateFormatterShortStyle];
[dateFormatter setTimeStyle:NSDateFormatterShortStyle];

NSString *GMTDateString = [dateFormatter stringFromDate: myDate];