firstNotNullOfOrNull
Returns the first non-null value produced by transform function being applied to characters of this char sequence in iteration order, or null
if no non-null value was produced.
Since Kotlin
1.5Samples
import kotlin.test.*
fun main() {
//sampleStart
data class Rectangle(val height: Int, val width: Int) {
val area: Int get() = height * width
}
val rectangles = listOf(
Rectangle(3, 4),
Rectangle(1, 8),
Rectangle(6, 3),
Rectangle(4, 3),
Rectangle(5, 7)
)
val largeArea = rectangles.firstNotNullOf { it.area.takeIf { area -> area >= 15 } }
val largeAreaOrNull = rectangles.firstNotNullOfOrNull { it.area.takeIf { area -> area >= 15 } }
println(largeArea) // 18
println(largeAreaOrNull) // 18
// val evenLargerArea = rectangles.firstNotNullOf { it.area.takeIf { area -> area >= 50 } } // will fail with NoSuchElementException
val evenLargerAreaOrNull = rectangles.firstNotNullOfOrNull { it.area.takeIf { area -> area >= 50 } }
println(evenLargerAreaOrNull) // null
//sampleEnd
}