maxBy

Common

JVM

Native

1.0

inline fun <R : Comparable<R>> CharSequence.maxBy(
    selector: (Char) -> R
): Char?

Returns the first character yielding the largest value of the given function or null if there are no characters.

import kotlin.test.*

fun main(args: Array<String>) {
//sampleStart
val nameToAge = listOf("Alice" to 42, "Bob" to 28, "Carol" to 51)
val oldestPerson = nameToAge.maxBy { it.second }
println(oldestPerson) // (Carol, 51)

val emptyList = emptyList<Pair<String, Int>>()
val emptyMax = emptyList.maxBy { it.second }
println(emptyMax) // null
//sampleEnd
}