date to string kotlin
//create an extension function on a date class which returns a string
private fun Date.dateToString(format: String): String {
//simple date formatter
val dateFormatter = SimpleDateFormat(format, Locale.getDefault())
//return the formatted date string
return dateFormatter.format(this)
}
//call the extension function on a date object
val timestampt = Date()
val dateString = timestamp.dateToString("hh:mm a E dd-MMM")