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  • How to convert NSDate from local timezone to UTC and vice versa in objc

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    1. To convert UTC to local time zone

    - (NSString *)convertLocalDateFromUTCDate:(NSString *)dateStr{
        NSDateFormatter *formatter = [self dateFormatter];
        [formatter setDateFormat:@"yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss Z"];
        NSDate *sourceDate = [formatter dateFromString:dateStr];
        NSDateFormatter* dateFormat = [self dateFormatter];
        [dateFormat setDateFormat:@"MMM dd @hh:mm aa"];
        NSString* localTime = [dateFormat stringFromDate:sourceDate];
        return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@",localTime];
    }
    
    - (NSDateFormatter *)dateFormatter
    {
        static NSDateFormatter *formatter;
        static dispatch_once_t onceToken;
        dispatch_once(&onceToken, ^{
            formatter = [NSDateFormatter new];
        });
        return formatter;
    }
    
    

    2. To convert local time zone to UTC

    -(NSString *)convertUTCDateFromLocalDate:(NSString *)utcDateStr
    {
        NSDateFormatter* formatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
        [formatter setDateFormat:@"MMM dd @hh:mm aa"];
        NSTimeZone *utc = [NSTimeZone timeZoneWithAbbreviation:@"UTC"];
        [formatter setTimeZone:utc];
        [formatter setDateFormat:@"MMM dd @hh:mm aa"];
        NSDate *localDate = [formatter dateFromString:utcDateStr]; // get the date
        NSTimeInterval timeZoneOffset = [[NSTimeZone defaultTimeZone] secondsFromGMT]; // You could also use the systemTimeZone method
        NSTimeInterval utcTimeInterval = [localDate timeIntervalSinceReferenceDate] - timeZoneOffset;
        NSDate *utcCurrentDate = [NSDate dateWithTimeIntervalSinceReferenceDate:utcTimeInterval];
        return [formatter stringFromDate:utcCurrentDate];
    }
    
    

     

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