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# generatesCalendarDates

Indicates whether the formatter generates the deprecated calendar date type.

```
var generatesCalendarDates: Bool { get set }
```

## Discussion

This property is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true> if the formatter generates the deprecated [`NSCalendarDate`](/documentation/Foundation/NSCalendarDate) type, and is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false> otherwise. You should use [`Date`](/documentation/Foundation/Date) and [`Calendar`](/documentation/Foundation/Calendar) rather than [`NSCalendarDate`](/documentation/Foundation/NSCalendarDate).

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