objective-c : basic NSDateFormatter

snippet.m

//basic NSDateFormatter

#pragma mark - updateDueDateLabel

- (void)updateDueDateLabel {
    
    //to convert the NSDate value to text, use the NSDateFormatter object
    NSDateFormatter *formatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
    [formatter setDateStyle:NSDateFormatterMediumStyle];
    [formatter setTimeStyle:NSDateFormatterShortStyle];
    self.dueDateLabel.text = [formatter stringFromDate:_dueDate]; //NSDate *_dueDate for local notifications
}