ORKDateAnswerFormat Class Reference

Inherits from	ORKAnswerFormat : NSObject
Declared in	ORKAnswerFormat.h

The ORKDateAnswerFormat class represents the answer format for questions that require users to enter a date, or a date and time.

A date answer format produces an ORKDateQuestionResult object.

`– initWithStyle:`

Returns an initialized date answer format using the specified date style.

- (instancetype)initWithStyle:(ORKDateAnswerStyle)style

Parameters

`style`	The style of date answer, such as date, or date and time.

Return Value

An initialized date answer format.

Declared In

ORKAnswerFormat.h

`– initWithStyle:defaultDate:minimumDate:maximumDate:calendar:`

Returns an initialized date answer format using the specified answer style and default date values.

- (instancetype)initWithStyle:(ORKDateAnswerStyle)style defaultDate:(nullable NSDate *)defaultDate minimumDate:(nullable NSDate *)minimumDate maximumDate:(nullable NSDate *)maximumDate calendar:(nullable NSCalendar *)calendar

Parameters

`style`	The style of date answer, such as date, or date and time.
`defaultDate`	The default date to display. When the value of this parameter is `nil`, the picker displays the current time.
`minimumDate`	The minimum date that is accessible in the picker. If the value of this parameter is `nil`, there is no minimum.
`maximumDate`	The maximum date that is accessible in the picker. If the value of this parameter is `nil`, there is no maximum.
`calendar`	The calendar to use. If the value of this parameter is `nil`, the picker uses the default calendar for the current locale.

Return Value

An initialized date answer format.

Discussion

This method is the designated initializer.

Declared In

ORKAnswerFormat.h

`style`

The style of date entry.

@property (readonly) ORKDateAnswerStyle style

Declared In

ORKAnswerFormat.h

`defaultDate`

The date to use as the default.

@property (copy, readonly, nullable) NSDate *defaultDate

Discussion

The date is displayed in the user’s time zone. When the value of this property is nil, the current time is used as the default.

Declared In

ORKAnswerFormat.h

`minimumDate`

The minimum allowed date.

@property (copy, readonly, nullable) NSDate *minimumDate

Discussion

When the value of this property is nil, there is no minimum.

Declared In

ORKAnswerFormat.h

`maximumDate`

The maximum allowed date.

@property (copy, readonly, nullable) NSDate *maximumDate

Discussion

When the value of this property is nil, there is no maximum.

Declared In

ORKAnswerFormat.h

`calendar`

The calendar to use in the picker.

@property (copy, readonly, nullable) NSCalendar *calendar

Discussion

When the value of this property is nil, the picker uses the default calendar for the current locale.

Declared In

ORKAnswerFormat.h