Returns a date object initialized relative to 00:00:00 UTC on 1 January 1970 by a given number of seconds.
SDKs
- iOS 4.0+
- macOS 10.6+
- tvOS 9.0+
- watchOS 2.0+
Framework
- Foundation
Declaration
convenience init(timeIntervalSince1970 secs: TimeParameters
secondsThe number of seconds from the reference date (00:00:00 UTC on 1 January 1970) for the new date. Use a negative argument to specify a date and time before the reference date.
Return Value
An NSDate object set to seconds seconds from the reference date.
Discussion
This method is useful for creating NSDate objects from time_t values returned by BSD system functions.