Here's an extension function designed specifically for nullable booleans. nullableBoolean.whatIf( whatIf={ log("not-null and true :$nullableBoolean") }, whatIfNot={ log("not-null or false :$nullableBoolean") } ) WhatIf in the builder pattern ...
In short, coding is the process of writing instructions in computer-readable languages to be executed by computers. It is not surprising to note that the coding and tech world has been growing at an exponentially high rate in recent years, with a massive rise in the number of job opportuniti...
When a developer packages a Kotlin-based app into an APK file, it is possible that the program they use to package their app will create one or more KOTLIN_METADATA files within the APK file. These KOTLIN_METADATA files, which are not necessary to an app's function unless the app usesk...
Kotlin vs. Java Both Kotlin and Java are powerful languages with rich features. Java, being one of the oldest object-oriented programming languages, has an excellent feature in the form of concurrence, which allows the execution of multiple statements. Besides, Java is an independent programming ...
This is an extension of cross-chain assets exchange, extending the behavior of assets exchange into arbitrary behavior. In layman's terms, NeoX makes it possible for cross-chain smart contracts where a smart contract can perform different parts on multiple chains, either succeeding or reverting as...
Instead of try blocks, which might be familiar from other languages, you wrap any code that can throw an error in a do block. Then, you add the try keyword to each function call that could throw an error. The new syntax is pretty lightweight and readable. Any API that currently uses...
each got an overload withradixparameter, which allows to specify the base of conversion (2 to 36). onEach()Copy heading link onEachis a small, but useful extension function for collections and sequences, which allows to perform some action, possibly with side-effects, on each element of ...
Clicking "Open in IDE" in SonarQube Cloud or Server (without connected mode) now automatically creates the connection and opens Visual Studio, prompting you to trust the connection. Simplified token generation Token generation is now automated within SonarQube for IDE: Visual Studio. To begin, ...
WebAssembly is a binary instruction format and virtual machine that brings near-native performance to web browser applications, and allows developers to build high-speed web apps in the language of their choice.
There is a longstanding desire to have better syntax for casts that appear inline in a method chain: ((a as Whatsit).frobIt(3) as Whosit).fizzle(); If we move ahead with #192 there is also a desire to have a short syntax for implicitly c...