What is the best way to define log TAG constant in Kotlin?

Question

I\'m creating my first Kotlin classes in my Android application. Usually for logging purposes I have a constant with name TAG. What I would do in Java is:

Answer 1

Here is my extension function in kotlin, just add it in your extensions file.

val Any.TAG: String
get() {
    return if (!javaClass.isAnonymousClass) {
        val name = javaClass.simpleName
        if (name.length <= 23 || Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.N) name else
            name.substring(0, 23)// first 23 chars
    } else {
        val name = javaClass.name
        if (name.length <= 23 || Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.N)
            name else name.substring(name.length - 23, name.length)// last 23 chars
    }
}

Then you can use TAG in any class like below:

Log.d(TAG, "country list")