Codable (Part 4 of 4)
Working with codable dates
There are many ways to represent a date in CS. With codable, you can code and convert date representations to match the Date() type in swift.
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//Decoding example. Convert an ISO8601 to Date()
let decoder = JSONDecoder()
decoder.dateDecodingStrategy = .iso8601
//Custom: You can also decode from a custom date format using DateFormatter().
decoder.dateDecodingStrategy = .formatted(someCustomDateFormatter)
//You can also decode with a closure
decoder.dateDecodingStrategy = .custom { decoder in
//...
return ...
}
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Originally published 09/19/2021 @ https://pittcsc.org/ Discord
Published here on 09/09/2022. Blog published date reflects the original date of publication.
