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# description(with:)

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

```
func description(with locale: Locale?) -> String
```

## Parameters

`locale`

A `Locale`. If you pass `nil`, `Date` formats the date in the same way as the `description` property.

## Return Value

A string representation of the `Date`, 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`”).

---

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