Converting Internet Date Without DST Messing It Up

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  1. newtoiphonesdk, May 27, 2013

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    Here is the issue. I have an app I have built in which localendar.com is used for the calendar of events. Localendar has no option to set timezones to DST, so events that are currently going on appear as:

    Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:00:00 CST

    instead of:

    Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:00:00 CDT

    The issue is that when I convert this string to an NSDate for sorting purposes, it moves the time forward one hour because it is now DST. So, instead of the result being 6/5/13 10:00 PM, it shows as 6/5/13 11:00 PM.

    What I am needing is a good way to parse this date so that it will show up as 10:00 PM now, and not mess anything up when DST ends later this year. Any suggestions?
     
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  2. KoolStar, May 28, 2013

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    Why not convert to NSDate and then check if it currently is DST and adjust the date accordingly?
     
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  3. newtoiphonesdk, May 28, 2013

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    How do you check if it is currently DST where the user is?
     
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  4. dejo, May 28, 2013

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  5. chown33, May 28, 2013

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    See the NSTimeZone class reference.

    Also see the Date and Time Programming Guide.
     
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  6. newtoiphonesdk, May 28, 2013

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    Is asking a question on two different sites not allowed?

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    I know how to check if a specific NSDate is listed as DST, is it much different to find out if the system wide time is currently DST?
     
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  7. dejo, May 28, 2013

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    To quote fellow member PhoneyDeveloper (from another thread), with a slight edit:
     
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  8. chown33, May 28, 2013

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    Exactly how would you do that? Post your code.

    I don't think you actually read the NSTimeZone class reference, or even looked at it. If you had, or if you had simply visited the online web page and then searched for "daylight" on the page, the answer would have been as clear as, well, daylight.

    Another keyword to search for in the NSTimeZone class reference is "system", as in "system time zone". Also find "local", as in "local time zone".

    If, after reading the NSTimeZone class reference, you have a specific question that isn't answered in the class reference, then please ask it. If you haven't read the NSTimeZone class reference, then do that first.
     
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