orEmpty
fun <T> Collection<T>?.orEmpty(): Collection<T>Returns this Collection if it's not null and the empty list otherwise.
import kotlin.test.*
fun main(args: Array<String>) {
//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.
import kotlin.test.*
fun main(args: Array<String>) {
//sampleStart
val nullList: List<Any>? = null
println(nullList.orEmpty()) // []
val list: List<Char>? = listOf('a', 'b', 'c')
println(list.orEmpty()) // [a, b, c]
//sampleEnd
}For Common, JS, Native
Returns the array if it's not null, or an empty array otherwise.
For JVM
Returns the array if it's not null, or an empty array otherwise.
import kotlin.test.*
fun main(args: Array<String>) {
//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 Map if its not null, or the empty Map otherwise.
import kotlin.test.*
import java.util.*
fun main(args: Array<String>) {
//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
}