static func stringtoDateConverter(startDateString : String) -> Date {
// create date from string
let dateFormatter = DateFormatter()
dateFormatter.dateFormat = "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z'"
dateFormatter.timeZone = NSTimeZone.local
dateFormatter.timeZone = NSTimeZone(name: "UTC") as TimeZone?
let startDate = dateFormatter.date(from: startDateString)// create date from strinG
return startDate!
}```
This is the code for the above function call.