我试图实现dropBox同步,需要比较两个文件的日期。一个在我的dropBox账户上,一个在我的iPhone上。

我想出了以下方法,但我得到了意想不到的结果。我想我在比较这两个日期时做了一些根本性的错误。我只是使用> <操作符,但我猜这是不行的,因为我比较两个NSDate字符串。开始吧:

NSLog(@"dB...lastModified: %@", dbObject.lastModifiedDate); 
NSLog(@"iP...lastModified: %@", [self getDateOfLocalFile:@"NoteBook.txt"]);

if ([dbObject lastModifiedDate] < [self getDateOfLocalFile:@"NoteBook.txt"]) {
    NSLog(@"...db is more up-to-date. Download in progress...");
    [self DBdownload:@"NoteBook.txt"];
    NSLog(@"Download complete.");
} else {
    NSLog(@"...iP is more up-to-date. Upload in progress...");
    [self DBupload:@"NoteBook.txt"];
    NSLog(@"Upload complete.");
}

这给了我以下(随机和错误)输出:

2011-05-11 14:20:54.413 NotePage[6918:207] dB...lastModified: 2011-05-11 13:18:25 +0000
2011-05-11 14:20:54.414 NotePage[6918:207] iP...lastModified: 2011-05-11 13:20:48 +0000
2011-05-11 14:20:54.415 NotePage[6918:207] ...db is more up-to-date.

或者这个恰好是正确的:

2011-05-11 14:20:25.097 NotePage[6903:207] dB...lastModified: 2011-05-11 13:18:25 +0000
2011-05-11 14:20:25.098 NotePage[6903:207] iP...lastModified: 2011-05-11 13:19:45 +0000
2011-05-11 14:20:25.099 NotePage[6903:207] ...iP is more up-to-date.

当前回答

使用这个简单的函数进行日期比较

-(BOOL)dateComparision:(NSDate*)date1 andDate2:(NSDate*)date2{

BOOL isTokonValid;

if ([date1 compare:date2] == NSOrderedDescending) {
    NSLog(@"date1 is later than date2");
    isTokonValid = YES;
} else if ([date1 compare:date2] == NSOrderedAscending) {
    NSLog(@"date1 is earlier than date2");
    isTokonValid = NO;
} else {
    isTokonValid = NO;
    NSLog(@"dates are the same");
}

return isTokonValid;}

其他回答

NSDate有一个比较函数。

compare:返回一个NSComparisonResult值,该值指示接收者和另一个给定日期的时间顺序。

(NSComparisonResult)compare:(NSDate *)anotherDate

参数:anotherDate 用来比较接收者的日期。 该值不能为nil。如果该值为nil,则该行为未定义,并且可能在Mac OS X的未来版本中更改。

返回值:

如果接收者和anotherDate完全相等,则NSOrderedSame 如果接收者晚于另一个日期,则nsordereddescent 如果接收者在时间上早于另一个日期,则NSOrderedAscending。

你也可以用这个方法比较两个日期

        switch ([currenttimestr  compare:endtimestr])
        {
            case NSOrderedAscending:

                // dateOne is earlier in time than dateTwo
                break;

            case NSOrderedSame:

                // The dates are the same
                break;
            case NSOrderedDescending:

                // dateOne is later in time than dateTwo


                break;

        }

你想要使用NSDate compare:, laterDate:,早期日期:,或isEqualToDate:方法。在这种情况下,使用<和>操作符是比较指针,而不是比较日期

我遇到过几乎相同的情况,但在我的情况下,我要检查是否天数不同

NSCalendar *cal = [NSCalendar currentCalendar];
NSDateComponents *compDate = [cal components:NSDayCalendarUnit fromDate:fDate toDate:tDate options:0];
int numbersOfDaysDiff = [compDate day]+1; // do what ever comparison logic with this int.

当你需要以天/月/年为单位比较NSDate时非常有用

一些日期工具,包括比较在英语,这是很好的:

#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>


@interface NSDate (Util)

-(BOOL) isLaterThanOrEqualTo:(NSDate*)date;
-(BOOL) isEarlierThanOrEqualTo:(NSDate*)date;
-(BOOL) isLaterThan:(NSDate*)date;
-(BOOL) isEarlierThan:(NSDate*)date;
- (NSDate*) dateByAddingDays:(int)days;

@end

实现:

#import "NSDate+Util.h"


@implementation NSDate (Util)

-(BOOL) isLaterThanOrEqualTo:(NSDate*)date {
    return !([self compare:date] == NSOrderedAscending);
}

-(BOOL) isEarlierThanOrEqualTo:(NSDate*)date {
    return !([self compare:date] == NSOrderedDescending);
}
-(BOOL) isLaterThan:(NSDate*)date {
    return ([self compare:date] == NSOrderedDescending);

}
-(BOOL) isEarlierThan:(NSDate*)date {
    return ([self compare:date] == NSOrderedAscending);
}

- (NSDate *) dateByAddingDays:(int)days {
    NSDate *retVal;
    NSDateComponents *components = [[NSDateComponents alloc] init];
    [components setDay:days];

    NSCalendar *gregorian = [[NSCalendar alloc] initWithCalendarIdentifier:NSGregorianCalendar];
    retVal = [gregorian dateByAddingComponents:components toDate:self options:0];
    return retVal;
}

@end