AsyncTask as kotlin coroutine

To use a coroutine you need a couple of things: Implement CoroutineScope interface. References to Job and CoroutineContext instances. Use suspend function modifier to suspend a coroutine without blocking the Main Thread when calling function that runs code in Background Thread. Use withContext(Dispatchers.IO) function to run code in background thread and launch function to start … Read more

What does .() mean in Kotlin?

Quick answer block: SCRIPT.() -> Unit = {} This represents a “function literal with receiver”. It’s a function parameter with a function type () -> Unit and SCRIPT as it’s receiver. Function Literals/Lambda with Receiver Kotlin supports the concept of “function literals with receivers”. It enables the access on visible methods and properties of a … Read more

editText get text kotlin

This is Kotlin, not java. You do not need to get the id of it. In kotlin, just write: var editTextHello = editTextHello.text.toString() use the beauty of kotlin 😉 P.s: BTW, better to choose xml IDs like edx_hello and for the kotlin part, var editTextHello. Then you can differentiate between xml vars and kotlin vars.

How to disable and enable scrolling in LazyColumn/LazyRow in Jetpack Compose?

Since 1.2.0-alpha01 userScrollEnabled was added to LazyColumn, LazyRow, and LazyVerticalGrid Answer for 1.1.0 and earlier versions: @Ryan’s solution will also disable programmatically-called scrolling. Here’s a solution proposed by a maintainer in this feature request. It’ll disable scrolling, allow programmatic scrolling as well as children view touches. private val VerticalScrollConsumer = object : NestedScrollConnection { override … Read more

How does erasure work in Kotlin?

Actually Kotlin knows the difference between the two methods in your example, but jvm will not. That’s why it’s a “platform” clash. You can make your second example compile by using the @JvmName annotation: class Foo { @JvmName(“barString”) fun bar(foo: List<String>): String { return “” } @JvmName(“barInt”) fun bar(foo: List<Int>): String { return “2”; } … Read more

How to get actual type arguments of a reified generic parameter in Kotlin?

Due to type erasure, actual generic arguments cannot be obtained through T::class token of a generic class. Different objects of a class must have the same class token, that’s why it cannot contain actual generic arguments. Edit: Since Kotlin 1.3.50, following the technique described below to get type information for a reified type parameter is … Read more