From Java to Kotlin
FUNCTIONS
Basic Function
Java
public void hello() {
  System.out.print("Hello, World!");
}
Kotlin
fun hello() {
    println("Hello, World!")
}
Arguments
Java
public void hello(String name){
  System.out.print("Hello, " + name + "!");
}
Kotlin
fun hello(name: String) {
    println("Hello, $name!")
}
Default Values
Java
public void hello(String name) {
  if (name == null) {
    name = "World";
  }

  System.out.print("Hello, " + name + "!");
}
Kotlin
fun hello(name: String = "World") {
    println("Hello, $name!")
}
Return
Java
public boolean hasItems() {
  return true;
}
Kotlin
fun hasItems() : Boolean {
    return true
}
Single-Expression
Java
public double cube(double x) {
  return x * x * x;
}
Kotlin
fun cube(x: Double) : Double = x * x * x
FUNCTIONS
Vararg
Java
public int sum(int... numbers) { }
Kotlin
fun sum(vararg x: Int) { }
Main
Java
public class MyClass {
    public static void main(String[] args){

    }
}
Kotlin
fun main(args: Array<String>) {

}
Named Arguments
Java
public static void main(String[]args){
  openFile("file.txt", true);
}

public static File openFile(String filename, boolean readOnly) { }
Kotlin
fun main(args: Array<String>) {
  openFile("file.txt", readOnly = true)
}

fun openFile(filename: String, readOnly: Boolean) : File { }
Optional Arguments
Java
public static void main(String[]args){
  createFile("file.txt");

  createFile("file.txt", true);

  createFile("file.txt", true, false);

  createExecutableFile("file.txt");
}

public static File createFile(String filename) { }

public static File createFile(String filename, boolean appendDate) { }

public static File createFile(String filename, boolean appendDate,
                              boolean executable) { }

public static File createExecutableFile(String filename) { }
Kotlin
fun main(args: Array<String>) {
  createFile("file.txt")

  createFile("file.txt", true)
  createFile("file.txt", appendDate = true)

  createFile("file.txt", true, false)
  createFile("file.txt", appendDate = true, executable = true)

  createFile("file.txt", executable = true)
}

fun createFile(filename: String, appendDate: Boolean = false,
               executable: Boolean = false): File { }
Generic Methods
Java
public void init() {
  List<String> moduleInferred = createList("net");
}

public <T> List<T> createList(T item) { }
Kotlin
fun init() {
  val module = createList<String>("net")
  val moduleInferred = createList("net")
}

fun <T> createList(item: T): List<T> { }
Data Classes - Destructuring
Java
public static void main(String[]args) {
    Book book = createBook();

    System.out.println(book);
    System.out.println("Title: " + book.title);
}

public static Book createBook(){
    return new Book("title_01", "author_01");
}

public class Book {
    final private String title;
    final private String author;

    public Book(String title, String author) {
        this.title = title;
        this.author = author;
    }

    public String getTitle() {
        return title;
    }

    public String getAuthor() {
        return author;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return "Title: " + title + " Author: " + author;
    }
}
Kotlin
fun main(args: Array<String>) {
    val book = createBook();
    // or
    val (title, author) = createBook()

    println(book)
    println("Title: $title")
}

fun createBook() : Book{
    return Book("title_01", "author_01")
}

data class Book(val title: String, val author: String)