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hey guys, question about idiomatic syntax
what is preferable, this
```if (event == null) {
    return emptyArray()
}```
or this
```event ?: return emptyArray()```
?

note: this is just the first line of the method, then comes more logic

I like the first a bit because the control flow is more explicit. in the second, you're using the `event` expression as a statement.

that is...I think the second would be okay _if_ it the "return value" `event` was used, like in an assignment, but with just what we see here, the first is clearer.

if you’re doing something like this:

```val event = getEvent()
if (event == null) {
  return emptyArray()
}```

then I don’t think it’s unreasonable to shorten it to
```val event = getEvent() ?: return emptyArray()```

on a related note, I'm fine with early returns provided the method is relatively short. if I have to scroll to find all the returns in a method, I'm going to be cranky about it.