im not sure I am a fan of kotlin's `it` implicit parameter keyword in lambdas. is using `x ->` an...

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[Ray Rahke]

im not sure I am a fan of kotlin's it implicit parameter keyword in lambdas. is using x -> an alternative?

like all { element -> fn(elemenet) } instead of all { fn(it) }

is this a respectable / idiomatic practice in kotlin?

[Goetz Markgraf]

Of course, you can use any variable name. In a lot of cases, if you use it the code becomes more readable and sounds more like an english sentence.

I would advice to use it in small lambdas, where it is clear, what it means. For longer or nested lambdas, you could and should use named parameters

[Ray Rahke]

thanks

[Klitos Kyriacou]

Sometimes a method reference can be just as readable: all(::fn)