How to make NSDateFormatter display locale-specific date?
iphone, uikit
Solution
Found the solution. The key is to not call `setDateFormat` at all, and the API in iPhone would automatically pick the appropriate thing to display based on what is specified in `setDateStyle` and `setTimeStyle`.
Problem
I am using NSDateFormatter to set my date in my iPhone app, and dates are showing up properly. However, I am finding all the locales (my app supports up to 12 different languages) are sticking to the date format I specify via setDateFormat. Ideally, I want the date format to appear in a form natural to the region setting for the user, instead of following my format (which works well for English but may not be natural for other locales). Following is my code: ``` NSDateFormatter *dateFormatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init]; [dateFormatter setDateStyle:NSDateFormatterMediumStyle]; [dateFormatter setTimeStyle:NSDateFormatterShortStyle]; [dateFormatter setDateFormat:@"MMMM dd, yyyy kk:mm:ss"]; self.creationDate.text = [dateFormatter stringFromDate:creationTimeStamp]; ```