How to disable AM/PM in UIDatePicker

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Binay Shrestha picture Binay Shrestha · Jan 26, 2010 · Viewed 19.9k times · Source

How to disable or hide AM/PM in UIDatePicker from code / interface builder?

I want to have 24 hours time picker mode in UIDatePicker. Please help

Answer

Niels Castle picture Niels Castle · Jan 26, 2010

According to the documentation you should be able to set the locale property of UIDatePicker to a locale that uses a 24 hrs format.

NSLocale *locale = [[NSLocale alloc] initWithLocaleIdentifier:@"da_DK"];
[datePicker setLocale:locale];
[locale release];

Alas there is a bug causing both simulator and device to continue to layout the date picker according to the users international preferences.

As you suggest, you have to roll your won date picker to be able to display a 24 hrs picker.

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