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Use of “when” Expression Instead of “switch”
fun getDayOfWeek(day: Int): String {return when (day) {1 -> "Monday"2 -> "Tuesday"3 -> "Wednesday"4 -> "Thursday"5 -> "Friday"6 -> "Saturday"7 -> "Sunday"else -> "Invalid day"} } -
Lambda Expressions and Higher-Order Functions
val numbers = listOf(1, 2, 3, 4, 5) val doubled = numbers.map { it * 2 } // Lambda expression -
Destructuring Declarations
data class Person(val name: String, val age: Int) val person = Person("Alice", 30) val (name, age) = person // Destructuring declaration -
Elvis Operator
val nullableString: String? = null val nonNullableString: String = nullableString ?: "Default Value" // Elvis operator -
String Templates
val greeting = "Hello, $name!" -
Smart Casts
fun getStringLength(obj: Any): Int? {if (obj is String) {return obj.length // Smart cast}return null } -
Single-Expression Functions
fun square(x: Int) = x * x -
Default Parameter Values
fun greet(name: String = "Guest") {println("Hello, $name!") } -
Extension Functions
fun String.isPalindrome(): Boolean {return this == this.reversed() }val word = "madam" val isPalindrome = word.isPalindrome() -
Operator Overloading
data class Point(val x: Int, val y: Int) {operator fun plus(other: Point) = Point(x + other.x, y + other.y) }val point1 = Point(2, 3) val point2 = Point(4, 5) val point3 = point1 + point2 -
Printing All Results
fun main() {println(getDayOfWeek(3)) // Output: Wednesdayprintln(doubled) // Output: [2, 4, 6, 8, 10]println("Name: $name, Age: $age") // Output: Name: Alice, Age: 30println(nonNullableString) // Output: Default Valueprintln(greeting) // Output: Hello, Alice!println(getStringLength("Kotlin")) // Output: 6println(square(4)) // Output: 16greet() // Output: Hello, Guest!println(isPalindrome) // Output: trueprintln(point3) // Output: Point(x=6, y=8) }main()
let
The let function is used to invoke a lambda function on the object it is called on. It returns the result of the lambda expression.
val result = "Hello".let {println(it)it.length
}
println(result) // Output: 5
also
The also function is similar to let, but it returns the original object instead of the result of the lambda expression. It’s often used for side effects, such as logging or validation.
val result = "Hello".also {println(it)
}.toUpperCase()
println(result) // Output: HELLO
run
The run function is used to execute a block of code and return its result. It can be called on an object and within a scope.
val result = "Hello".run {println(this)this.length
}
println(result) // Output: 5
with
The with function is a non-extension function that can be used to call multiple methods on the same object without repeating the object’s name.
val result = with("Hello") {println(this)this.length
}
println(result) // Output: 5
apply
The apply function is used for configuring an object. It runs a block of code on the object and returns the object itself.
val result = StringBuilder().apply {append("Hello")append(" World")
}
println(result.toString()) // Output: Hello World
takeIf
The takeIf function returns the object if it satisfies the given predicate; otherwise, it returns null.
val result = "Hello".takeIf {it.length > 3
}
println(result) // Output: Hello
takeUnless
The takeUnless function returns the object if it does not satisfy the given predicate; otherwise, it returns null.
val result = "Hello".takeUnless {it.length > 5
}
println(result) // Output: Hello
