KOTLIN CHEATSHEET

LEARN KOTLIN FROM SCRATCH

Print a statement
Java
System.out.print("Ayusch jain");
System.out.println("Ayusch jain");

Kotlin
print("Ayusch jain")
println("Ayusch jain")

Constants and Variables

Java
String name = "Ayusch jain";
final String name = "Ayusch jain";

Kotlin
var name = "Ayusch jain"
val name = "Ayusch jain"

Assigning the null value

Java
String otherName;
otherName = null;

Kotlin
var otherName : String?
otherName = null
Verify if value is null
Java
if (text != null) {
int length = text.length();
}

Kotlin
text?.let {
val length = text.length
}
// or simply
val length = text?.length

Concatenation of strings
Java
String firstName = "Ayusch";
String lastName = "Jain";
String message = "My name is: " + firstName + " " + lastName;

Kotlin
val firstName = "Ayusch"
val lastName = "Jain"
val message = "My name is: $firstName $lastName"

New line in string

Java
String text = "First Line\n" +
"Second Line\n" +
"Third Line";

Kotlin
val text = """
|First Line
|Second Line
|Third Line
""".trimMargin()
Ternary Operations
Java
String text = x > 5 ? "x > 5" : "x <= 5";

String message = null;

log(message != null ? message : "");

Kotlin
val text = if (x > 5)
"x > 5"
else "x <= 5"

val message: String? = null

log(message ?: "")

Bitwise Operators
Java
final int andResult = a & b;
final int orResult = a | b;
final int xorResult = a ^ b;
final int rightShift = a >> 2;
final int leftShift = a << 2;
final int unsignedRightShift = a >>> 2;

Kotlin
val andResult = a and b
val orResult = a or b
val xorResult = a xor b
val rightShift = a shr 2
val leftShift = a shl 2
val unsignedRightShift = a ushr 2
Check the type and casting

Java
if (object instanceof Car) {
}
Car car = (Car) object;

Kotlin
if (object is Car) {
}
var car = object as Car

// if object is null
var car = object as? Car // var car = object as Car?

Check the type and casting (implicit)

Java
if (object instanceof Car) {
Car car = (Car) object;
}

Kotlin
if (object is Car) {
var car = object // smart casting
}

// if object is null
if (object is Car?) {
var car = object // smart casting, car will be null
}
Multiple conditions
Java
if (score >= 0 && score <= 300) { }

Kotlin
if (score in 0..300) { }

Multiple Conditions (Switch case)

Java
int score = // some score;
String grade;
switch (score) {
case 10:
case 9:
grade = "Excellent";
break;
case 8:
case 7:
case 6:
grade = "Good";
break;
case 5:
case 4:
grade = "OK";
break;
case 3:
case 2:
case 1:
grade = "Fail";
break;
default:
grade = "Fail";
}

Kotlin
var score = // some score
var grade = when (score) {
9, 10 -> "Excellent"
in 6..8 -> "Good"
4, 5 -> "OK"
in 1..3 -> "Fail"
else -> "Fail"
}
For-loops
Java
for (int i = 1; i <= 10 ; i++) { }

for (int i = 1; i < 10 ; i++) { }

for (int i = 10; i >= 0 ; i--) { }

for (int i = 1; i <= 10 ; i+=2) { }

for (int i = 10; i >= 0 ; i-=2) { }

for (String item : collection) { }

for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry: map.entrySet()) { }

Kotlin
for (i in 1..10) { }

for (i in 1 until 10) { }

for (i in 10 downTo 0) { }

for (i in 1..10 step 2) { }

for (i in 10 downTo 0 step 2) { }

for (item in collection) { }

for ((key, value) in map) { }

Collections
Java
final List<Integer> listOfNumber = Arrays.asList(1, 2, 3, 4);

final Map<Integer, String> keyValue = new HashMap<Integer, String>();

map.put(1, "Ayusch");
map.put(2, "Anuj");
map.put(3, "AndroidVille");

// Java 9
final List<Integer> listOfNumber = List.of(1, 2, 3, 4);

final Map<Integer, String> keyValue = Map.of(1, "Ayusch",

2, "Anuj",
3, "AndroidVille");

Kotlin
val listOfNumber = listOf(1, 2, 3, 4)
val keyValue = mapOf(1 to "Ayusch",
2 to "Anuj",
3 to "AndroidVille")

for each
Java
// Java 7 and below
for (Car car : cars) {
System.out.println(car.speed);
}

// Java 8+
cars.forEach(car -> System.out.println(car.speed));

// Java 7 and below

for (Car car : cars) {
if (car.speed > 100) {
System.out.println(car.speed);
}
}

// Java 8+
cars.stream().filter(car -> car.speed > 100).forEach(car ->
System.out.println(car.speed));
cars.parallelStream().filter(car -> car.speed > 100).forEach(car ->
System.out.println(car.speed));

Kotlin
cars.forEach {
println(it.speed)
}

cars.filter { it.speed > 100 }

.forEach { println(it.speed)}

// kotlin 1.1+
cars.stream().filter { it.speed > 100 }.forEach { println(it.speed)}
cars.parallelStream().filter { it.speed > 100 }.forEach { println(it.speed)}
Splitting arrays
java
String[] splits = "param=car".split("=");
String param = splits[0];
String value = splits[1];

kotlin
val (param, value) = "param=car".split("=")

Defining methods
Java
void doSomething() {
// logic here
}

Kotlin
fun doSomething() {
// logic here
}

Variable number of arguments

Java
void doSomething(int... numbers) {
// logic here
}

Kotlin
fun doSomething(vararg numbers: Int) {
// logic here
}
Defining methods with return
Java
int getScore() {
// logic here
return score;
}

Kotlin
fun getScore(): Int {
// logic here
return score
}

// as a single-expression function

fun getScore(): Int = score

// even simpler (type will be determined automatically)

fun getScore() = score // return-type is Int

Returning result of an operation

Java
int getScore(int value) {
// logic here
return 2 * value;
}

Kotlin
fun getScore(value: Int): Int {
// logic here
return 2 * value
}

// as a single-expression function
fun getScore(value: Int): Int = 2 * value

// even simpler (type will be determined automatically)

fun getScore(value: Int) = 2 * value // return-type is int

Constructors
Java
public class Utils {

private Utils() {
// This utility class is not publicly instantiable
}

public static int getScore(int value) {

return 2 * value;
}

Kotlin
class Utils private constructor() {

companion object {

fun getScore(value: Int): Int {

return 2 * value
}

}
}

// another way

object Utils {

fun getScore(value: Int): Int {

return 2 * value
}

Getters and Setters

Java
public class Developer {

private String name;

private int age;

public Developer(String name, int age) {

 this.name = name;
this.age = age;
}

public String getName() {

return name;
}

public void setName(String name) {

this.name = name;
}

public int getAge() {

return age;
}

public void setAge(int age) {

this.age = age;
}

@Override
public boolean equals(Object o) {
if (this == o) return true;
if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;

Developer developer = (Developer) o;

if (age != developer.age) return false;

return name != null ? name.equals(developer.name) : developer.name == null;

@Override
public int hashCode() {
int result = name != null ? name.hashCode() : 0;
result = 31 * result + age;
return result;
}

@Override
public String toString() {
return "Developer{" +
"name='" + name + '\'' +
", age=" + age +
'}';
}
}
Kotlin
data class Developer(var name: String, var age: Int)

Cloning or copying
Java
public class Developer implements Cloneable {

private String name;

private int age;

public Developer(String name, int age) {

this.name = name;
this.age = age;
}

@Override
protected Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException {
return (Developer)super.clone();
}
}

// cloning or copying
Developer dev = new Developer("Ayusch", 30);
try {
Developer dev2 = (Developer) dev.clone();
} catch (CloneNotSupportedException e) {
// handle exception
}

Kotlin
data class Developer(var name: String, var age: Int)

// cloning or copying
val dev = Developer("Ayusch", 30)
val dev2 = dev.copy()
// in case you only want to copy selected properties
val dev2 = dev.copy(age = 25)
Class methods
Java
public class Utils {

private Utils() {
// This utility class is not publicly instantiable
}

public static int triple(int value) {

return 3 * value;
}

int result = Utils.triple(3);

Kotlin
fun Int.triple(): Int {
return this * 3
}

var result = 3.triple()

Defining uninitialized objects

Java
Person person;

Kotlin
internal lateinit var person: Person

enum
Java
public enum Direction {
NORTH(1),
SOUTH(2),
WEST(3),
 EAST(4);

int direction;

Direction(int direction) {
this.direction = direction;
}

public int getDirection() {

return direction;
}
}

Kotlin
enum class Direction constructor(direction: Int) {
NORTH(1),
SOUTH(2),
WEST(3),
EAST(4);

var direction: Int = 0

private set

init {
this.direction = direction
}
}

Sorting List
Java
List<Profile> profiles = loadProfiles(context);
Collections.sort(profiles, new Comparator<Profile>() {
@Override
public int compare(Profile profile1, Profile profile2) {
if (profile1.getAge() > profile2.getAge()) return 1;
if (profile1.getAge() < profile2.getAge()) return -1;
return 0;
}
});

Kotlin
val profile = loadProfiles(context)
profile.sortedWith(Comparator({ profile1, profile2 ->
if (profile1.age > profile2.age) return@Comparator 1
if (profile1.age < profile2.age) return@Comparator -1
return@Comparator 0
}))
Anonymous Class
Java
AsyncTask<Void, Void, Profile> task = new AsyncTask<Void, Void, Profile>() {
@Override
protected Profile doInBackground(Void... voids) {
// fetch profile from API or DB
return null;
}

@Override
protected void onPreExecute() {
super.onPreExecute();
// do something
}
};

Kotlin
val task = object : AsyncTask<Void, Void, Profile>() {
override fun doInBackground(vararg voids: Void): Profile? {
// fetch profile from API or DB
return null
}

override fun onPreExecute() {

super.onPreExecute()
// do something
}
}