Compare two time values in ios? [duplicate]

Answer 1

// Use compare method.

NSDateFormatter *formatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
    [formatter setDateFormat:@"yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"];

    NSDate *startDate = [formatter dateFromString:@"2012-12-07 7:17:58"];
    NSDate *endDate = [formatter dateFromString:@"2012-12-07 7:17:59"];


    if ([startDate compare: endDate] == NSOrderedDescending) {
        NSLog(@"startDate is later than endDate");

    } else if ([startDate compare:endDate] == NSOrderedAscending) {
        NSLog(@"startDate is earlier than endDate");

    } else {
        NSLog(@"dates are the same");

    }

    // Way 2
    NSTimeInterval timeDifference = [endDate timeIntervalSinceDate:startDate];

    double minutes = timeDifference / 60;
    double hours = minutes / 60;
    double seconds = timeDifference;
    double days = minutes / 1440;

    NSLog(@" days = %.0f,hours = %.2f, minutes = %.0f,seconds = %.0f", days, hours, minutes, seconds);

    if (seconds >= 1)
        NSLog(@"End Date is grater");
    else
        NSLog(@"Start Date is grater");