Get UIDatePicker variable from another view

I'm sure I have something dumb wrong, but I'm trying to pass the data set in a UIDatePicker from one view to another (I'm using the Utility Template in Xcode).

I've written out all of the pertinent code below.

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FlipsideViewController.h

@interface FlipsideViewController : UIViewController {
    IBOutlet UIDatePicker *datePicker;
}

@property(nonatomic, retain) IBOutlet UIDatePicker *datePicker;

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FlipsideViewController.m

@synthesize datePicker;

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mainViewController.m

NSDate *time = flipsideViewController.datePicker.date;

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Logging time returns null.

Also, I'm posi开发者_开发知识库tive I've properly linked datePicker to the UIDatePicker element in Interface Builder.

Thanks!

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flipsideViewController.datePicker.date may not exist by the time you go back to mainViewController. You need to set it before you release or return from the FlipViewController view.