Why can't I correctly parse this date string with NSDateFormatter?

Question

I\'m trying to parse a string that was generated by an NSDateFormatter using another NSDateFormatter with the same format.

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Answer 1

Your problem is that "YYYY" isn't a valid ICU date formatting option. You want "yyyy".

Capital 'Y' is only valid when used with the "week of year" option (i.e. "'Week 'w' of 'Y").