Right way to convert string into NSDate?(iphone)

Question

In my app I store the date as a string(\"MM/dd/YYYY\" format). In the DB. later when I retrieve the string I have to compare two dates, how do I achieve this?

If I h

Answer 1

NSDateFormatter* df = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
[df setDateFormat:@"MM/dd/yyyy"];
NSDate* d = [df dateFromString:@"12/23/2046"];
NSLog(@"%@", d);

Result:

2046-12-23 00:00:00 +0800