DateExtensions.md

DateExtensions.kt

/**
* Convert a given date to milliseconds
*/
fun Date.toMillis(): Long {
   val calendar = Calendar.getInstance()
   calendar.time = this
   return calendar.timeInMillis
} 

, /**
* Checks if dates are same
*/
fun Date.isSame(to: Date): Boolean {
   val sdf = SimpleDateFormat("yyyMMdd", Locale.getDefault())
   return sdf.format(this) == sdf.format(to)
} 

, /**
* Converts raw string to date object using [SimpleDateFormat]
*/
fun String.convertStringToDate(simpleDateFormatPattern: String): Date? {
   val simpleDateFormat = SimpleDateFormat(simpleDateFormatPattern, Locale.getDefault())
   var value: Date? = null
   justTry {
       value = simpleDateFormat.parse(this)
   }
   return value
}