Programming in Kotlin: Fundamentals

Aug 9 2022 · Kotlin 1.6, Android 12, IntelliJ IDEA CE 2022.1.3

Part 3: Functions & Nullability

20. Create & Consume Nullables

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So far, all the constants and variables you’ve used and created had values. However, in programming, that isn’t always the case.

// Starter code
val myName = "Emmanuel"
val nickname: String

val myName = "Emmanuel"
val nickname: String?
val myName = "Emmanuel"
val nickname: String? = null

println(nickname)
val myName = "Emmanuel"
val nickname: String? = null
val lastName: String = null
val myName = "Emmanuel"
val nickname: String? = null
val lastName: String? = null
val nicknameLength = nickname.length
val nicknameLength = nickname!!.length
println(nicknameLength)
val nicknameLength = nickname?.length
println(nicknameLength)
val nicknameLength = nickname?.length?.toDouble()
println(nicknameLength)
val nickname: String? = "Stretchy"
if (lastName != null) {
  println("My last name is ${lastName.length} characters long!")
} else {
  println("I don't have a last name!")
}
if (nickname?.isEmpty()) {
  println("You don't have a nickname! It's length is: ${nickname.length}")
}
val myNickname = nickname ?: myName
println(myNickname)
val myName = "Emmanuel"
val nickname: String? = null
val lastName: String? = null