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Summary:

On iOS 5.1.1, NSDateFormatter fails to parse a specific date string.


Steps to Reproduce:

NSDateFormatter *formatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
formatter.dateFormat = @"yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSSSSSZZZ";
NSString *dateString = @"2012-03-30 15:45:26.999515-05";
NSDate *date = [formatter dateFromString: dateString];
NSLog(@"date: %@", date);


Expected Results:

date: 2012-03-30 20:45:26 +0000

"dateString" is parsed by the NSDateFormatter, and "date" is not nil.


Actual Results:

date: (null)

"dateString" is not successfully parsed, and "date" is nil.


Regression:

I encountered this bug using Xcode 4.3.3 (4E3002) using the simulator running iOS 5.1 (9B176). I also tried it on an iPhone 3GS running iOS 5.1.1 (9B206) and saw the same issue.

If you change the dateString to @"2012-03-30 15:45:26.899515-05" (a difference of one digit), the date is parsed correctly.