Convert NSDate to NSString with NSDateFormatter with TimeZone without GMT Time Modifier

Question

I\'m initializing my NSDateFormatter thusly:

NSDateFormatter *dateFormatter = [[[NSDateFormatter alloc] init] autorelease];
[dateFormatter setLocale:[[[NSLocale          


        

Answer 1

Accepted answer had a typo.

On the other hand, if you just want to display the timezone name, just make the 'z' uppercase.

leave the 'z' lowercase for named timezone, i.e. PST and uppercase 'Z' for -0800

    NSDateFormatter *format = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
    [format setDateFormat:@"MMMM dd, yyyy (EEEE) HH:mm:ss z Z"];
    NSDate *now = [NSDate date];
    NSString *nsstr = [format stringFromDate:now];

//January 23, 2013 (Wednesday) 12:33:46 PST -0800