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NSDateFormatter *dateFormat = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
    [dateFormat setDateFormat:@"MMMM yyyy"];
 
    NSDateFormatter *timeFormat = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
    [timeFormat setDateFormat:@"HH:mm"];
 
    NSDateFormatter *dayFormat = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
    [dayFormat setDateFormat:@"d"];
 
    NSDate *now = [[NSDate alloc] init];
 
    NSString *theDate = [dateFormat stringFromDate:now];
    NSString *theTime = [timeFormat stringFromDate:now];
    NSString *theDay = [dayFormat stringFromDate:now];
 
    NSString *dayWithPrefix;
 
    if ((theDay == @"1") || (theDay == @"21") || (theDay == @"31"))
    {
        dayWithPrefix = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@st", theDay];
    }
    else if ((theDay == @"2") || (theDay == @"22"))
    {
        dayWithPrefix = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@nd", theDay];
    }
    else if ((theDay == @"3") || (theDay == @"23"))
    {
        dayWithPrefix = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@rd", theDay];
    }
    else
    {
        dayWithPrefix = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@th", theDay];
    }
 
 
    [lblDateTime setText:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"Date: %@ %@ Time: %@", dayWithPrefix, theDate, theTime]];
 
    [dateFormat release];
    [timeFormat release];
    [theDay release];
    [now release];

2 Responses to “iDev – Getting a good looking date with prefix”

February 1st, 2012 at 11:23 am

murray king says:

Thanks for the post.
Quick note
-must be a typo for
[theDay release]; should be [dayFormat release] instead. theDay is just autoreleased.

February 1st, 2012 at 11:35 am

The Man says:

Yes left it in there to see if anybody noticed…. or I am just not that a good programmer :)

Thanks.

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