is it possible to create new keyword like in Kotli...

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[Mohamed Ibrahim]

is it possible to create new keyword like in Kotlin for example I have a dyanmic string and want to map it to one of possible values .. so I think when is the right choice .. what I need to achieve something like this

when ( lang ) {
equalIgnoreCase "AR" -> "Arabic"
equalIgnoreCase "EN" -> "English"
equalIgnoreCase "RU" -> "Russian"
}

[max]

when {
  lang.equals("AR", true) -> "Arabic"
}

[wbertan]

Not sure, but you could use an extension?
Something like

private fun String.expandName(): String =
            when {
                this.equals("AR", true) -> "Arabic"
                this.equals("EN", true) -> "English"
                this.equals("RU", true) -> "Russian"
                else -> this
            }

    @Test
    fun asas() {
        val value: String = "AR"
        assertEquals("Arabic", value.expandName())
    }

[Mohamed Ibrahim]

I used this
``infix fun String?.equalIgnoreCase(other: String) = this.equals(other, true)
``

[gildor]

when(lang.toUpperCase()) {
  "AR" -> "Arabic"
}

[Ryan Mentley]

lang.toUpperCase(<http://Locale.US|Locale.US>) unless you enjoy surprising behavior in other locales 🙂

[gildor]

Yes, or even better Locale.ROOT