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I read this <https://blog.mindorks.com/learn-kotlin-apply-vs-with> But still can not understand the differences between `apply` and `with`. When should I use one over the other?

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`apply` returns the receiver, ie the object you called apply on. for instance `print("receiver".apply{ "something" })` prints `receiver`

`with` return the result of the operation, so `print(with("receiver") { "something" })` prints `something`

I never ever used `with`, I’m not sure why it exists at all. `run` is equal or better in all cases

And also, when tempted to use `with`, it's usually better to refactor it into a private extension function.

I use `with` and never used `run` on production code.

It is now covered in the official docs: <https://kotlinlang.org/docs/reference/scope-functions.html#function-selection>