Is there any simpler way to write it:

if (y) x.getSomething() else null

Note that

x.getSomething().takeIf { y }

isn't identical, because it always calculate

x.getSomething()

.

note: just because its /shorter/ that doesnt mean it's better or simpler or easier to understand. i think there is absolutly nothing wrong with writing the full if/else even if there were a shorter version

x.takeIf { y }?.getSomething()

🤣 But agree with @thana 👍

is this simpler??

x::getSomething.takeIf{y}?.let{it()}

damn it, William’s is simpler 😆

William's is technically not equivalent, it evaluates

x

twice.