Did you know that Kotlin has a built-in ‘apply’ function that allows you to initialize an object and call methods on it in a single line of code? It’s a really handy feature that can make your code more concise and easier to read.
Here’s an example of how the ‘apply’ function works:
val foo = MyObject().apply {
property1 = "Hello"
property2 = "World"
method1()
}In this example, we’re creating an instance of MyObject and calling the apply function on it. Inside the apply block, we’re setting the values of property1 and property2, and calling the method1 and method2 functions.
The nice thing about the ‘apply’ function is that it returns the object itself, so we can chain it with other functions or methods. For example:
val foo =MyObject().apply {
property1 = "Hello"
property2 = "World"
method1()
}.someOtherMethod()This can be especially useful when you need to perform multiple operations on an object in a single line of code. It can make your code more concise and easier to read.
