The KLSDateLabel library allows you to easily format and display dates and times in iOS apps. It provides a variety of customizable options for presenting dates and times in a user-friendly and visually appealing manner.
Features
- Supports both date and time formatting
- Localized formatting options for different languages
- Customizable date and time styles
- Supports relative date and time formatting (e.g., “Yesterday”, “Today”, “In 5 minutes”)
- Automatic updating of displayed time
- Supports time zones and daylight saving time
Installation
To install the KLSDateLabel library in your iOS app, you have several options:
- Manual installation: Download the library and add the KLSDateLabel files to your Xcode project.
- CocoaPods: Add
pod 'KLSDateLabel'
to your podfile and runpod install
.
Usage
To use the KLSDateLabel library in your iOS app, follow these steps:
Basic Usage
KLSDateLabel *dateLabel = [[KLSDateLabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 200, 40)];
dateLabel.date = [NSDate date];
[self.view addSubview:dateLabel];
This code example creates a KLSDateLabel instance, sets its date property to the current date, and adds it as a subview to a view. The label will automatically update its displayed date based on the current time.
Customization
The KLSDateLabel library provides various options for customizing the appearance and behavior of date labels. Here are some examples:
Date Style
You can customize the date style using the dateStyle
property. The following values are available:
- KLSDayMonthYearStyle: Displays the date as “DD MMM YYYY” (e.g., “05 Dec 2021”)
- KLSMonthYearStyle: Displays the date as “MMM YYYY” (e.g., “Dec 2021”)
- KLSYearStyle: Displays the date as “YYYY” (e.g., “2021”)
- KLSRelativeShortStyle: Displays the date as a relative time (e.g., “Yesterday”, “Today”, “In 5 minutes”)
- KLSRelativeLongStyle: Displays the date as a longer relative time (e.g., “1 day ago”, “Just now”, “In 5 minutes”)
dateLabel.dateStyle = KLSDayMonthYearStyle;
Time Style
You can customize the time style using the timeStyle
property. The following values are available:
- KLSHourMinuteStyle: Displays the time as “HH:mm” (e.g., “14:30”)
- KLSHourMinuteSecondStyle: Displays the time as “HH:mm:ss” (e.g., “14:30:45”)
dateLabel.timeStyle = KLSHourMinuteStyle;
Localization
The KLSDateLabel library provides options for localized date and time formatting. By default, it uses the system’s current locale settings. However, you can also specify a specific language and region if needed.
[dateLabel setLocale:[[NSLocale alloc] initWithLocaleIdentifier:@"en_US"]];
Documentation
For detailed documentation and a complete list of available customization options, please refer to the official KLSDateLabel GitHub repository.
Support
If you have any questions, bug reports, or feature requests, please post them on the GitHub issues page. We are always happy to help and improve the library.
License
The KLSDateLabel library is released under the MIT license. See the LICENSE file for more details.