Get current iPhone device timezone date and time from UTC-5 timezone date and time iPhone app?

Question

In my iPhone application i am very struggling to convert the webservice response time to current device time. The webservice time in UTC-5 timezone. The app is

Answer 1

May this extension would be easier.

Swift 4: UTC/GMT ⟺ Local (Current/System)

extension Date {

    // Convert local time to UTC (or GMT)
    func toGlobalTime() -> Date {
        let timezone = TimeZone.current
        let seconds = -TimeInterval(timezone.secondsFromGMT(for: self))
        return Date(timeInterval: seconds, since: self)
    }

    // Convert UTC (or GMT) to local time
    func toLocalTime() -> Date {
        let timezone = TimeZone.current
        let seconds = TimeInterval(timezone.secondsFromGMT(for: self))
        return Date(timeInterval: seconds, since: self)
    }

}


// Try it
let utcDate = Date().toGlobalTime()
let localDate = utcDate.toLocalTime()

print("utcDate - (utcDate)")
print("localDate - (localDate)")