How to make NSDateFormatter display locale-specific date?

Question

I am using NSDateFormatter to set my date in my iPhone app, and dates are showing up properly. However, I am finding all the locales (my app supports up to 12 different lan

Answer 1

I would try the following NSDateFormatter API instead:

+ (NSString *)localizedStringFromDate:(NSDate *)date
              dateStyle:(NSDateFormatterStyle)dateStyle
              timeStyle:(NSDateFormatterStyle)timeStyle;

Like so:

self.creationDate.text = [NSDateFormatter localizedStringFromDate:creationTimeStamp
                                          dateStyle:NSDateFormatterMediumStyle
                                          timeStyle:NSDateFormatterShortStyle];

That should give you the output you're looking for, tidy up the code a little, and keep you from having to manage some spurious memory.