Is there any simpler way to write it: ```if (y) x....

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[Yossi Saiada]

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().

[thana]

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

[wbertan]

x.takeIf { y }?.getSomething() 🤣
But agree with @thana 👍

[Stephan Schroeder]

is this simpler??

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

damn it, William’s is simpler 😆

[karelpeeters]

William's is technically not equivalent, it evaluates x twice.