`first(predicate)` or `takeWhile { }`. Strings hav...

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[adam-mcneilly]

first(predicate) or takeWhile { }. Strings have things like isEmpty() and padLeft()/padRight()

[andyb]

I've got a set of slides for the Collections API that you are more than free to 'borrow': https://speakerdeck.com/andybowes/introduction-to-kotlin-collection-api

[adam-mcneilly]

Cool! I will check these out and if I use anything I will be sure to credit these. 🙂

[andyb]

Can't believe that I put these together nearly 2 years ago !!

[andyb]

A lot of the info on the slides comes from this Stack Overflow post by @apatrida
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34642254/what-java-8-stream-collect-equivalents-are-available-in-the-standard-kotlin-libr

[apatrida]

eeeeeks! Nice, glad it is a helpful SO Q&A. It was 2 years ago? time flies!

[andyb]

@apatrida It's v scary. Finally managed to find a job that will allow me to be paid to write server-side Kotlin so it's starting to pay off 🙂