dateWithRFCString

gistfile1.txt

static NSDateFormatter *rfcDateFormatter = nil;

+(NSDate *)dateWithRFCDate:(NSString *)rfcDate;
{
    if (!rfcDateFormatter) {
        rfcDateFormatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
        NSLocale *enUSPOSIXLocale = [[[NSLocale alloc] initWithLocaleIdentifier:@"en_US_POSIX"] autorelease];

        [rfcDateFormatter setLocale:enUSPOSIXLocale];
        [rfcDateFormatter setDateFormat:@"yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss'Z'"];
        [rfcDateFormatter setTimeZone:[NSTimeZone timeZoneForSecondsFromGMT:0]];
    }
    return [rfcDateFormatter dateFromString:rfcDate];
}