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Kotlin Mobile Development

Learn Kotlin from the fundamentals to object-oriented programming, collections, null safety, functions and Android development foundations.

10 Weeks 24 Lessons Android Development Foundation
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LESSON 17

Null Safety

Understand Kotlin nullable types and how the language helps prevent null-related errors.

Kotlin Code

Study the example and understand each part.

KOTLIN
fun main() {

    var name: String? = "Vincent"

    println(name)

    name = null

    println(name)

    println(name?.length)

}

Kotlin is commonly developed using Android Studio or IntelliJ IDEA. These examples can be used as a foundation for Android application development.

Key Concept

Kotlin's null-safety system uses nullable types such as String? to make possible null values explicit.

Expected Output / Result

Vincent
null
null

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