or Empty
Returns this Collection if it's not null and the empty list otherwise.
Samples
import kotlin.test.*
fun main() {
//sampleStart
val nullCollection: Collection<Any>? = null
println(nullCollection.orEmpty()) // []
val collection: Collection<Char>? = listOf('a', 'b', 'c')
println(collection.orEmpty()) // [a, b, c]
//sampleEnd
}Returns this List if it's not null and the empty list otherwise.
Samples
import kotlin.test.*
fun main() {
//sampleStart
val nullList: List<Any>? = null
println(nullList.orEmpty()) // []
val list: List<Char>? = listOf('a', 'b', 'c')
println(list.orEmpty()) // [a, b, c]
//sampleEnd
}Returns the Map if its not null, or the empty Map otherwise.
Samples
import kotlin.test.*
import java.util.*
fun main() {
//sampleStart
val nullMap: Map<String, Any>? = null
println(nullMap.orEmpty()) // {}
val map: Map<Char, Int>? = mapOf('a' to 1, 'b' to 2, 'c' to 3)
println(map.orEmpty()) // {a=1, b=2, c=3}
//sampleEnd
}Returns this Set if it's not null and the empty set otherwise.
Returns the array if it's not null, or an empty array otherwise.
Returns the array if it's not null, or an empty array otherwise.
Samples
import kotlin.test.*
fun main() {
//sampleStart
val nullArray: Array<Any>? = null
println(nullArray.orEmpty().contentToString()) // []
val array: Array<Char>? = arrayOf('a', 'b', 'c')
println(array.orEmpty().contentToString()) // [a, b, c]
//sampleEnd
}Returns the array if it's not null, or an empty array otherwise.