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Learn Kotlin - Data Types & Variables Cheatsheet - Codecademy

- Kotlin supports mutable variables declared with 'var' and immutable variables declared with 'val'. - Variables can have their type inferred or explicitly declared. - Strings can be concatenated with '+' and formatted with templates containing '$'. - The Kotlin standard library provides functions like 'length' and 'capitalize()' to manipulate Strings.

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Learn Kotlin - Data Types & Variables Cheatsheet - Codecademy

- Kotlin supports mutable variables declared with 'var' and immutable variables declared with 'val'. - Variables can have their type inferred or explicitly declared. - Strings can be concatenated with '+' and formatted with templates containing '$'. - The Kotlin standard library provides functions like 'length' and 'capitalize()' to manipulate Strings.

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Cheatsheets / Learn Kotlin

Data Types & Variables


Mutable Variables
A mutable variable is declared with the var keyword and
represents a value that is expected to change throughout var age = 25
a program. age = 26  

Immutable Variables
An immutable variable is declared with the val keyword
and represents a value that must remain constant val goldenRatio = 1.618
throughout a program.

Type Inference
When a data type is not specified in a variable
declaration, the variable’s data type can be inferred // The following variable is assigned
through type inference. a text value within double quotes, thus
the inferred type is String

var color = "Purple"

String Concatenation
String concatenation is the process of combining Strings
using the + operator. var streetAddress = "123 Main St."
var cityState = "Brooklyn, NY"

println(streetAddress + " " + cityState)


// Prints: 123 Main St. Brooklyn, NY

String Templates
String templates contain String values along with variables
or expressions preceded by a $ symbol. var address = "123 Main St. Brooklyn, NY"
println("The address is $address")
// Prints: The address is 123 Main St.
Brooklyn, NY
Built-in Properties and Functions
The Kotlin String and Character data types contain
various built-in properties and functions. The length var monument = "the Statue of Liberty"
property returns the number of characters in a String,
and the capitalize() function capitalizes the first letter println(monument.capitalize()) // Prints:
of a String.
The Statue of Liberty
println(monument.length) // Prints: 21

Character Escape Sequences


Character escape sequences consist of a backslash and
character and are used to format text. print("\"Excellent!\" I cried.
\"Elementary,\" said he.")
● \n Inserts a new line

● \t Inserts a tab // Prints: "Excellent!" I cried.


● \r Inserts a carriage return "Elementary," said he.  

● \' Inserts a single quote

● \" Inserts a double quote

● \\ Inserts a backslash

● \$ Inserts the dollar symbol

Arithmetic Operators
The arithmetic operators supported in Kotlin include +
addition, - subtraction, * multiplication, / division, 5 + 7  // 12
and % modulus. 9 - 2  // 7
8 * 4  // 32
25 / 5 // 5 
31 % 2 // 1 
Order of Operations
The order of operations for compound arithmetic
expressions is as follows: 5 + 8 * 2 / 4 - 3 // 6 
3 + (4 + 4) / 2   // 7
1. Parentheses
4 * 2 + 1 * 7     // 15
2. Multiplication 3 + 18 / 2 * 1    // 12  
3. Division 6 - 3 % 2 + 2     // 7   

4. Modulus

5. Addition

6. Subtraction

When an expression contains operations such as


multiplication and division or addition and subtraction
side by side, the compiler will evaluate the expression in a
left to right order.

Augmented Assignment Operators


An augmented assignment operator includes a single
arithmetic and assignment operator used to calculate and var batteryPercentage = 80
reassign a value in one step.
// Long Syntax
batteryPercentage = batteryPercantage + 10

// Short Syntax with an Augmented


Assignment Operator
batteryPercentage += 10

Increment and Decrement Operators


Increment and decrement operators provide a shorthand
syntax for adding or subtracting 1 from a value. An var year = 2019
increment operator consists of two consecutive plus year++ // 2020
symbols, ++ , meanwhile a decrement operator consists year-- // 2019
of two consecutive minus symbols, -- .

The Math Library


The Math library, inherited from Java, contains various
mathematical functions that can be used within a Kotlin Math.pow(2.0, 3.0)  // 8.0
program. Math.min(6, 9)      // 6 
Math.max(10, 12)    // 12
Math.round(13.7)    // 14

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