Swift - Get local date and time

Question

How can I get local date and time in Swift?

let last_login = String(NSDate.date())

Answer 1

use NSDateFormatter, either by setting the format

let dateFormatter = NSDateFormatter()
dateFormatter.dateFormat = "hh:mm"
println(dateFormatter.stringFromDate(NSDate()))

or styles

dateFormatter.dateStyle = .NoStyle
dateFormatter.timeStyle = .MediumStyle

Answer 2

You have to use NSDateFormatter

let dateFormatter = NSDateFormatter()
dateFormatter.dateFormat = "MMMM dd, yyyy HH:mm"
dateFormatter.locale = "en" // Change "en" to change the default locale if you want  
let stringDate = dateFormatter.stringFromDate(date)

Answer 3

let expiryDate: Date = ...
let localizedDateString = DateFormatter.localizedString(from: expiryDate, dateStyle: .medium, timeStyle: .short)

"10 Sep 2017, 14:37"

Answer 4

Swift 5
If you want to do it manually,
Date() will always return current UTC time

let today = Date()  

If you live, let's say in Malaysia. It is UTC+8 (meaning 8 hours faster)
You can get your local date time by using Calendar

let localDateTime = Calendar.current.date(byAdding: .hour, value: 8, today)!   

other method you can use is

let localDateTime = Date().addingTimeInterval(8 * 60 * 60) //because the param in seconds