Convert date string into proper format

Question

I am getting a response from a server and there is a date string I need to convert into a date:

Thu Jun 29 07:15:25 +0000 2017

I am

Answer 1

This is how you can format it in "Thu Jun 29"

-(NSString *)formatCreatedAt:(NSString *)createdAt
{
    NSDateFormatter *dateFormat = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
    [dateFormat setDateFormat:@"EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss Z yyyy"];
    NSDate *date = [dateFormat dateFromString:createdAt];

    NSDateFormatter *formatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
    [formatter setDateFormat:@"EEE MMM dd"];

    NSString *stringFromDate = [formatter stringFromDate:date];
    return stringFromDate;
}

Pass the value of created_at in this method and the output will be returned in your specified format.