Hours in NSDate every time in 24-hour style?

Question

I have this date formatter:

 NSDateFormatter *timeFormatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
 [timeFormatter setDateFormat:@\"HH:mm\"];

If I u

Answer 1

From Apple Documentation, the time formatting strings follow Unicode Technical Standard #35.

As stated in UTR #35, uppercase HH gives you 24-hour style time while lowercase hh gives you 12-hour style time.

In short, if you need 24-hour style, use [timeFormatter setDateFormat:@"HH:mm"]; and if you need 12-hour style, use [timeFormatter setDateFormat:@"hh:mm"];