iOS16 Date format does not update when setLocalizedDateFormatFromTemplate is used

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Created Jan ’23

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Hi,

With iOS16, we have a new setting named Date Format in Language&Region menu. When I use setLocalizedDateFormatFromTemplate to format my date, changing Date Format setting does not update the format of my date.

This is my code to format my date:

let formatter = DateFormatter()
formatter.setLocalizedDateFormatFromTemplate("ddMMyyyy")
formatter.calendar = .autoupdatingCurrent
formatter.locale = .autoupdatingCurrent
formatter.timeZone = .autoupdatingCurrent
let myText = formatter.string(from: Date())

I provided this template as an example. I have other templates like "dMMMMyyyy" or "dMMMM" and none of them gets updated when date format setting is changed.

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Answer 1

Systems Engineer OP

Apple

Jan ’23

Hi, thanks for the report! It seems similar in some aspects to your feedback FB11909995 from this other thread. I have forwarded your feedback.

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Answer 2

OP

Apple

Jan ’23

Try setting the template as the last step rather than the first step.

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Answer 3

hasancanakgunduz52 OP

Jan ’23

Do you mean to try like this? If so, it does not work either.

let formatter = DateFormatter()
formatter.calendar = .autoupdatingCurrent
formatter.locale = .autoupdatingCurrent
formatter.timeZone = .autoupdatingCurrent
formatter.setLocalizedDateFormatFromTemplate("dMMyyyy")
let myText = formatter.string(from: Date())

By the way, for dMMyyyy and dMMMMyyyy, I can use the already pre-defined styles like .short and .long and formatting works fine with those styles. However, for dMMMM template, there is not any pre-defined style.

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Answer 4

ChetWet OP

Jun ’24

@hasancanakgunduz52 I am also facing the same issue with my business requirement. Did you found the solution for it?

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