Get current date in milliseconds

Question

Can any one give me an idea how to get the current date in milliseconds?

Answer 1

extension NSDate {

    func toMillis() -> NSNumber {
        return NSNumber(longLong:Int64(timeIntervalSince1970 * 1000))
    }

    static func fromMillis(millis: NSNumber?) -> NSDate? {
        return millis.map() { number in NSDate(timeIntervalSince1970: Double(number) / 1000)}
    }

    static func currentTimeInMillis() -> NSNumber {
        return NSDate().toMillis()
    }
}