I read this <https://blog.mindorks.com/learn-kotlin-apply-vs-with> But still can not understand the ...

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[amadeu01]

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?

[streetsofboston]

https://medium.com/@streetsofboston/lets-also-apply-a-run-with-kotlin-on-our-minds-56f12eaef5e3?source=friends_link&amp;sk=5a687e82e6339aa74846b5bed33757de

[thanksforallthefish]

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

[ribesg]

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

[streetsofboston]

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

[louiscad]

I use with and never used run on production code.

[elizarov]

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