New Formatters in iOS 15: Why do we need another formatter
In iOS 15, we got a new Formatter API. Apple provides a new formatter across the board, numbers, dates, times, and more. Why do we need another formatter? How does it differ from the old one? Let's find out.
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Before digging into the new formatter API, I want to assure you that the old API doesn't go anywhere. The new formatter API is all about taking data, like numbers, dates, times, and more and converting it into a localized user-presentable string. What the new formatter can do is a subset of what the old formatter can.
Most formatters we have right now are not just simple formatter but converter. They can convert data to string and vice-versa. For example, DateFormatter can convert string to date and date to string.
<1> We specified a format of passing string. <2> A time zone, in this case, is GMT+7 (Bangkok timezone) <3> We use the gregorian calendar.
