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    Java & Kotlin Coding Syntax

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    Java and Kotlin have some differences in syntax and features for defining classes, handling null values, and creating extension functions. Classes in Kotlin can have properties defined directly unlike Java which requires getter/setter methods. Kotlin also has null safety features to avoid null pointer exceptions. Extension functions in Kotlin allow adding functions directly to classes unlike Java which requires utility classes. However, choosing between Java and Kotlin depends on more factors than just syntax including performance, ecosystem, and community support.

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    Java and Kotlin have some differences in syntax and features for defining classes, handling null values, and creating extension functions. Classes in Kotlin can have properties defined directly unlike Java which requires getter/setter methods. Kotlin also has null safety features to avoid null pointer exceptions. Extension functions in Kotlin allow adding functions directly to classes unlike Java which requires utility classes. However, choosing between Java and Kotlin depends on more factors than just syntax including performance, ecosystem, and community support.

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    Java and Kotlin have some differences in syntax and features for defining classes, handling null values, and creating extension functions. Classes in Kotlin can have properties defined directly unlike Java which requires getter/setter methods. Kotlin also has null safety features to avoid null pointer exceptions. Extension functions in Kotlin allow adding functions directly to classes unlike Java which requires utility classes. However, choosing between Java and Kotlin depends on more factors than just syntax including performance, ecosystem, and community support.

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    Java & Kotlin Coding Syntax

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    Java and Kotlin have some differences in syntax and features for defining classes, handling null values, and creating extension functions. Classes in Kotlin can have properties defined directly unlike Java which requires getter/setter methods. Kotlin also has null safety features to avoid null pointer exceptions. Extension functions in Kotlin allow adding functions directly to classes unlike Java which requires utility classes. However, choosing between Java and Kotlin depends on more factors than just syntax including performance, ecosystem, and community support.

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    java & Kotlin Coding Syntax

    Here are a few code snippets to demonstrate some of the syntax differences between Java and
    Kotlin:

    Defining a class
    Java
    java
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    public class Person {
    private String name;
    private int age;

    public Person(String name, int age) {


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

    public String getName() {


    return name;
    }

    public int getAge() {


    return age;
    }
    }
    Kotlin
    kotlin
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    class Person(val name: String, val age: Int)
    Null safety
    Java
    java
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    String name = null;
    if (name != null) {
    int length = name.length();
    } else {
    // handle null case
    }
    Kotlin
    kotlin
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    val name: String? = null
    val length = name?.length ?: 0
    Extension functions
    Java
    java
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    public class StringUtils {
    public static boolean isBlank(String str) {
    return str == null || str.trim().isEmpty();
    }
    }

    boolean isBlank = StringUtils.isBlank(" ");


    Kotlin
    kotlin
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    fun String.isBlank() = trim().isEmpty()

    val isBlank = " ".isBlank()


    These code snippets illustrate some of the differences between Java and Kotlin in terms of syntax
    and language features. However, it's important to note that the choice between Java and Kotlin
    depends on more than just syntax and language features, and developers should consider factors
    such as performance, ecosystem, and community support when choosing a language for their
    projects.

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