Hi, I've read your post and in case you did not find a solution, this worked for me: The trick is, you need to subclass NSDatePicker first like:
@interface TT24HourTimePicker : NSDatePicker {} @end Then put the formatter in a new init phase of the implementation, like (use what ever format you like): - (void)_init { NSLocale* my24HourLocale = [[[NSLocale alloc] initWithLocaleIdentifier:@"uk"] autorelease]; NSDatePickerCell* cell = [self cell]; [cell setLocale:my24HourLocale]; [cell setFormatter:[[[NSDateFormatter alloc] initWithDateFormat:@"%H:%M:%S" allowNaturalLanguage:NO] autorelease]]; [cell setTitle:@"00:00:00"]; } ...and if you want to load it in awakeFromNib call the new _init with: - (id)initWithCoder:(NSCoder*)coder { self = [super initWithCoder:coder]; // NSDatePickerCell if (!self) { return nil; } // Common init [self _init]; return self; } Hope this helps. Cheers, Wilfried Bernard On Jan 9, 2010, at 12:31 PM, cocoa-dev-requ...@lists.apple.com wrote: > Hello. I have an NSDatePicker (NSTextFieldAndStepperDatePickerStyle) and I > need it to display time in a 24-hour time mode. After reading Apple's docs > and searching the Web, I can't seem to find a way to make this happen. I have > attached an NSDateFormatter in IB and specified 24-hour time (HH:MM), but the > program reverts back to a 12-hour clock. I changed my System Preferences to a > 24 hour clock, but the NSDatePicker refuses to change. I tried a programmatic > formatter: > > NSDateFormatter *dateFormatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init]; > [dateFormatter setDateFormat:@"HH:mm"]; > [myDatePicker setFormatter:dateFormatter]; > (Also tried [[myDatePicker cell] setFormatter:dateFormatter];) > > In desperation, I set a loop trying every NSDatePickerElementFlags from 0 to > 513. Have I missed something, or is a 24-hour clock not allowed? The program > is for use in a location where 24-hour time is mandatory. Thanks for any > insight you might have. > > Best Regards, > Dan _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com