I have the following two date strings: (1) 24/04/2013 and (2) 19/03/2013 I\'m trying to convert these dates into Islamic (Um Al Qura) dates, I\
// Create a Gregorian Calendar
NSCalendar *gregorianCalendar = [[NSCalendar alloc] initWithCalendarIdentifier:NSGregorianCalendar];
// Set up components of a Gregorian date
NSDateComponents *gregorianComponents = [[NSCalendar currentCalendar] components:NSDayCalendarUnit | NSMonthCalendarUnit | NSYearCalendarUnit fromDate:[NSDate date]];
NSLog(@"[In Gregorian calendar ->] Day: %ld, Month: %ld, Year:%ld",
(long)[gregorianComponents day],
(long)[gregorianComponents month],
(long)[gregorianComponents year]);
gregorianComponents.day = [gregorianComponents day];
gregorianComponents.month = [gregorianComponents month];
gregorianComponents.year = [gregorianComponents year];
// Create the date
NSDate *date = [gregorianCalendar dateFromComponents:gregorianComponents];
// Then create an Islamic calendar
NSCalendar *hijriCalendar = [[NSCalendar alloc] initWithCalendarIdentifier:NSIslamicCivilCalendar];
// And grab those date components for the same date
NSDateComponents *hijriComponents = [hijriCalendar components:(NSDayCalendarUnit |
NSMonthCalendarUnit |
NSYearCalendarUnit)
fromDate:date];
NSLog(@"[In Hijri calendar ->] Day: %ld, Month: %ld, Year:%ld",
(long)[hijriComponents day],
(long)[hijriComponents month],
(long)[hijriComponents year]);