How do I get the NSString date part from @"2011-11-22 03:20:39"?

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NSString to NSDate
How to parse a date string into an NSDate object in iOS

I have NSString *dateAndTime = @"2011-11-22 03:20:39".

I want to get a NSString *dateWithoutTime (e.g. "2011-11-22") from this above string.

How do I get?

this question gets asked [so very often](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1353081/nsstring-to-nsdate) — Michael Dautermann, Nov 25 '11 at 12:28
**I want to get NSString *date from this string.** - Read more carefully. He don't want to get NSDate — beryllium, Nov 25 '11 at 12:31
drat! I can't cancel my close vote. I'll edit it to make the question more clear. — Michael Dautermann, Nov 25 '11 at 12:39

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 25 '11 at 12:28

You can get the corresponding NSDate by

NSString *dateString = @"2011-11-22 03:20:39";
NSDateFormatter *dateFormat = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
[dateFormat setDateFormat:@"yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"];
NSDate *date = [dateFormat dateFromString:dateString];
[dateFormat release];
NSLog(@"%@",date);

But this has been answered so many times. Search the previous posts before asking a new question.

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 25 '11 at 12:29

3

Use this

NSString *dateAndTime = @"2011-11-22 03:20:39";
NSString *date = [[dateAndTime componentsSeparatedByString:@" "] objectAtIndex:0];

answered Nov 25 '11 at 12:29

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How do I get the NSString date part from @"2011-11-22 03:20:39"?

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