Kotlin is charming; The reasons Java engineers should start Kotlin.

Kotlin is charming;

The reasons Java engineers

should start Kotlin.

By Kiyotaka Soranaka:空中清高

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Agenda

・What is Kotlin?・Why Kotlin?・Kotlin VS Java・Kotlin AND Java

What is Kotlin?

Statically typed programming language

for the JVM, Android and the browser

https://kotlinlang.org/


Google is adding Kotlin as an official

programming language for Android

development

https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2017/05/android-announces-support-for-kotlin.html

https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2017/05/android-announces-support-for-kotlin.html

Why Kotlin?

ConciseSafeVersatileInteroperableTooling




// Create a POJO in a single line

data class Person(val name: String, val age: Int)

// No need "new" keyword and Semicolons are optional.

val person = Person("Kiyotaka Soranaka", 29)

// String Templates

println("My name is ${person.name}.")

// > My name is Kiyotaka Soranaka.

Concise


// Null Safe: These codes cause error at compile time.

val str: String = null // compile error:String is non-null.

val nullable: String? = null // String? is nullable.

val length:Int = nullable.length // compile error:String? is nullable.

// Below codes don't cause error.

val length:Int = nullable!!.length // But this cause error at runtime if ‘nullable’ is null.

val length:Int = if (nullable != null) { nullable.length } else { 0 } // Smart-cast

val length:Int = nullable?.length ?: 0 // "?." is Safe Calls and "?:" is Elvis Operator.

Safe


Versatile

・Android Development.

・Write code in Kotlin and target JavaScript.

・Application Server.

・Spring Framework support Kotlin.

・Enterprise Java EE.

https://spring.io/blog/2016/02/15/developing-spring-boot-applications-with-kotlin


Interoperable

Kotlin is of 100% Java compatibility.

You can use any existing library on the JVM.


Tooling

IntelliJ IDEA is very powerful!

It is developed by JetBrains, where the team

that created Kotlin itself belongs.

Tooling

(Win)Alt + Enter, (Mac) ⌥Enter

Tooling

(Win)Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K

(Mac) ⌥⇧⌘K

Convert Java to Kotlin.

Kotlin VS Java

public final class Person {

public Person(String name, int age) {

this.name = name;

this.age = age;

}

private final String name;

private int age;

public String getName() { return name; }

public int getAge() { return age; }

public void setAge(int age) {

this.age = age;

}

}

Kotlin JavaKotlin VS Java

class Person(name: String, age: Int) {

val name: String = name

var age: Int = age

}

'val' and 'var' mean read-only and

mutable, respectively.

getter/setter are automatically

generated.



this.name = name;

this.age = age;

}


private int age;




this.age = age;

}

}

Kotlin: Level 1 JavaKotlin VS Java


class Person(val name: String,

var age: Int)

Properties are automatically generated.



this.name = name;

this.age = age;

}


private int age;




this.age = age;

}

}


data class Person(val name: String,

var age: Int)

Several members are automatically

generated; e.g.,

getter/setter, equals(), hashCode(),

toString(), copy(), etc..

val person = Person("Bob", 5)

println("$person")

// > Person(name=Bob, age=5)

https://kotlinlang.org/docs/reference/dat

a-classes.html



this.name = name;

this.age = age;

}


private int age;




this.age = age;

}

@Override

public boolean equals(Object obj) {

...

https://kotlinlang.org/docs/reference/data-classes.html


data class Person(val name: String = "",

var age: Int = 0)

You can use default values.

'Telescoping' is not needed.

'Telescoping' is as follows.

public Person() {

this("");

}

public Person(String name) {

this(name, 0);

}


this.name = name;

this.age = age;

}


data class Person(var height: Int = 155,

var weight: Int = 50)

By using 'Named Arguments',

you don't have to care the order of the

arguments.

val p1 = Person(height = 170, weight = 60)

val p2= Person(weight = 60, height = 170)

val p3= Person(height = 170)

val p4= Person(weight = 60)

https://kotlinlang.org/docs/reference/fun

ctions.html

public Person() {

this(155);

}

public Person(int height) {

this(height, 50);

}

public Person(int height, int weight) {

this.height = height;// cm

this.weight = weight;// kg

}

Person p1 = new Person(170, 60);

Person p2 = new Person(60, 170);

https://kotlinlang.org/docs/reference/functions.html


val cache = HashMap<String, Calendar>()

fun getJJUGDate(): Date {

var jjugCal = cache["JJUG"]

if (jjugCal == null) {

jjugCal = Calendar.getInstance()

jjugCal.set(2017, Calendar.MAY, 20)

cache.put("JJUG", jjugCal)

}

return jjugCal!!.time

}

Map<String, Calendar> cache = new

HashMap<>();

public Date getJJUGDate() {

Calendar jjugCal = cache.get("JJUG");


jjugCal = Calendar.getInstance();

jjugCal.set(2017, Calendar.MAY, 20);

cache.put("JJUG", jjugCal);

}

return jjugCal.getTime();

}









}


}


HashMap<>();







}


}

This code almost the same as Java.

But you can modify more concise.









}


}


HashMap<>();







}


}

To be more concise.

・Simplify the code to initialize the calendar.

・Change the type of "jjugCal" to read-only Calendar.




val jjugCal = cache["JJUG"] ?:

Calendar.getInstance().apply {

set(2017, Calendar.MAY, 20)

cache.put("JJUG", this)

}

return jjugCal.time

}


HashMap<>();







}


}








}

return jjugCal.time

}


HashMap<>();







}


}

Use "?:"(Elvis Operator).

Use "apply"(scoping function).

Type of "jjugCal" is read-only Calendar.








}

return jjugCal.time

}


HashMap<>();







}


}

To be more concise.

・Delete local variable "jjugCal".

・Use kotlin stdlib function.




return cache.getOrPut("JJUG", {



}

}).time

}


HashMap<>();







}


}







}

}).time

}


HashMap<>();







}


}

Use kotlin.stdlib function.

Delete the local variable "jjugCal".







}

}).time

}


HashMap<>();







}


}

To be more concise.

・"return" and return type is optional.



fun getJJUGDate() =

cache .getOrPut("JJUG", {



}

}).time


HashMap<>();







}


}



fun getJJUGDate() =




}

}).time


HashMap<>();







}


}

"return" is omitted.

Kotlin AND Java

Kotlin JavaKotlin AND Java

package example.kotlin

Import example.java.Person

fun example() {

val p = Person("Bob", 5)

p.age = p.age + 1

}

package example.java;

public class Person {


this.name = name;

this.age = age;

}


private int age;




this.age = age;

}

}


You can use any existing library on JVM.

Jackson, for example,

data class Data(val id:Int = 0,

val name:String = "")

val mapper = ObjectMapper()

val data = Data(10, "Soranaka")

val json = mapper

.writeValueAsString(data)

println(json)

// > {"id":10,"name":"Soranaka"}

val data2 = mapper

.readValue(json, Data::class.java)

println(data2)

// > Data(id=10, name=Soranaka)


data class Data(val id:Int,var name:String) Data data = new Data(10, "J");

data.setName(data.getName() + "JUG");

System.out.println(data);

// > Data(id=10, name=JJUG)


class KotlinUtil {

val cache =

HashMap<String, Calendar>()

fun getJJUGDate() =




}

}).time

}

KotlinUtil kotlinUtil = new KotlinUtil();

Date jjugDate = kotlinUtil.getJJUGDate();


class KotlinUtil {

val cache =


fun getJJUGDate() =




}

}).time

}

KotlinUtil kotlinUtil = new KotlinUtil();

Date jjugDate = kotlinUtil.getJJUGDate();

Do you want it to be singleton?


object KotlinUtil {

val cache =


fun getJJUGDate() =




}

}).time

}

Date jjugDate =

KotlinUtil.INSTANCE.getJJUGDate();


object KotlinUtil {

val cache =


fun getJJUGDate() =




}

}).time

}

Date jjugDate =

KotlinUtil.INSTANCE.getJJUGDate();

Do you want it to be static?


class KotlinUtil {

companion object {

private val cache =


@JvmStatic

fun getJJUGDate() =

cache.getOrPut("JJUG", {



}

}).time

}

}

Date jjugDate = KotlinUtil.getJJUGDate();

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