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description(with:)

Returns a string representation of the date using the given locale.

Declaration

func description(with locale: Any?) -> String

Parameters

  • locale:

    An NSLocale object.

    If you pass nil, NSDate formats the date in the same way as the Description property.

    In OS X v10.4 and earlier, this parameter was an NSDictionary object. If you pass in an NSDictionary object in OS X v10.5, NSDate uses the default user locale—the same as if you passed in [NSLocale currentLocale].

Return Value

A string representation of the receiver, using the given locale, or if the locale argument is nil, in the international format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS ±HHMM, where ±HHMM represents the time zone offset in hours and minutes from UTC (for example, “2001-03-24 10:45:32 +0600”)

Discussion

In OS X v10.4 and earlier, localeDictionary is an NSDictionary object containing locale data. To use the user’s preferences, you can use [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] dictionaryRepresentation].

See Also

Describing Dates