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ISBN-139781805127765
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Alexey Soshin
Alexey Soshin
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Alexey Soshin

Alexey Soshin is a software architect with 18 years of experience in the industry. He started exploring Kotlin when Kotlin was still in beta, and since then has been a big enthusiast of the language. He's a conference speaker, published writer, and the author of a video course titled Pragmatic System Design
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Chapter 1, Getting Started with Kotlin

Question 1

What’s the difference between var and val in Kotlin?

Answer

The val keyword is used to declare an immutable reference, which means the value it holds cannot be changed once it’s assigned. On the other hand, the var keyword declares a mutable reference, allowing the value it holds to be reassigned multiple times.

Question 2

How do you extend a class in Kotlin?

Answer

To extend a class, you specify a colon followed by the superclass name and its constructor. If the superclass is a regular class, it must be declared as open, as, by default, Kotlin classes are final and cannot be extended unless explicitly allowed using the open keyword.

Question 3

How do you add functionality to a final class?

Answer

To add functionality to a final class in Kotlin, which cannot be inherited due to its finality, one can utilize extension functions. These functions enable you to ...

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Author (1)

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Alexey Soshin

Alexey Soshin is a software architect with 18 years of experience in the industry. He started exploring Kotlin when Kotlin was still in beta, and since then has been a big enthusiast of the language. He's a conference speaker, published writer, and the author of a video course titled Pragmatic System Design
Read more about Alexey Soshin