/* Erica Sadun, http://ericasadun.com iPhone Developer's Cookbook 3.x and beyond BSD License, Use at your own risk */ #import #define D_MINUTE 60 #define D_HOUR 3600 #define D_DAY 86400 #define D_WEEK 604800 #define D_YEAR 31556926 @interface NSDate (Utilities) // Relative dates from the current date + (NSDate *) dateTomorrow; + (NSDate *) dateYesterday; + (NSDate *) dateWithDaysFromNow: (NSInteger) days; + (NSDate *) dateWithDaysBeforeNow: (NSInteger) days; + (NSDate *) dateWithHoursFromNow: (NSInteger) dHours; + (NSDate *) dateWithHoursBeforeNow: (NSInteger) dHours; + (NSDate *) dateWithMinutesFromNow: (NSInteger) dMinutes; + (NSDate *) dateWithMinutesBeforeNow: (NSInteger) dMinutes; // Comparing dates - (BOOL) isEqualToDateIgnoringTime: (NSDate *) aDate; - (BOOL) isToday; - (BOOL) isTomorrow; - (BOOL) isYesterday; - (BOOL) isSameWeekAsDate: (NSDate *) aDate; - (BOOL) isThisWeek; - (BOOL) isNextWeek; - (BOOL) isLastWeek; - (BOOL) isSameMonthAsDate: (NSDate *) aDate; - (BOOL) isThisMonth; - (BOOL) isSameYearAsDate: (NSDate *) aDate; - (BOOL) isThisYear; - (BOOL) isNextYear; - (BOOL) isLastYear; - (BOOL) isEarlierThanDate: (NSDate *) aDate; - (BOOL) isLaterThanDate: (NSDate *) aDate; // Date roles - (BOOL) isTypicallyWorkday; - (BOOL) isTypicallyWeekend; // Adjusting dates - (NSDate *) dateByAddingDays: (NSInteger) dDays; - (NSDate *) dateBySubtractingDays: (NSInteger) dDays; - (NSDate *) dateByAddingHours: (NSInteger) dHours; - (NSDate *) dateBySubtractingHours: (NSInteger) dHours; - (NSDate *) dateByAddingMinutes: (NSInteger) dMinutes; - (NSDate *) dateBySubtractingMinutes: (NSInteger) dMinutes; - (NSDate *) dateAtStartOfDay; // Retrieving intervals - (NSInteger) minutesAfterDate: (NSDate *) aDate; - (NSInteger) minutesBeforeDate: (NSDate *) aDate; - (NSInteger) hoursAfterDate: (NSDate *) aDate; - (NSInteger) hoursBeforeDate: (NSDate *) aDate; - (NSInteger) daysAfterDate: (NSDate *) aDate; - (NSInteger) daysBeforeDate: (NSDate *) aDate; // Decomposing dates @property (readonly) NSInteger nearestHour; @property (readonly) NSInteger hour; @property (readonly) NSInteger minute; @property (readonly) NSInteger seconds; @property (readonly) NSInteger day; @property (readonly) NSInteger month; @property (readonly) NSInteger week; @property (readonly) NSInteger weekday; @property (readonly) NSInteger nthWeekday; // e.g. 2nd Tuesday of the month == 2 @property (readonly) NSInteger year; @end