Convert Java to Kotlin in Android Studio or IntelliJ

Ready to go from Java to Kotlin? In this video, you'll see how easy it is to convert Java to Kotlin in Android Studio and to convert Java to Kotlin in IntelliJ.

You'll also gain insight into a few ways you can improve the converted code.

We'll look at:
- avoiding null
- reducing boilerplate
- leveraging the standard library

0:52 Java to Kotlin Conversion Tool: https://developer.android.com/studio/projects/add-kotlin#convert-to-kotlin-code

1:15 Kotlin null-safety: https://kotlinlang.org/docs/reference/null-safety.html

1:25 Kotlin typecasts: https://kotlinlang.org/docs/reference/typecasts.html

1:45 Kotlin property access syntax: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/37374075/how-does-kotlin-property-access-syntax-work-for-java-classes-i-e-edittext-sett

2:25 Companion Object: https://kotlinlang.org/docs/reference/object-declarations.html

3:43 lateinit: https://kotlinlang.org/docs/reference/properties.html

4:30 Handling null with elvis-operator: https://kotlinlang.org/docs/reference/null-safety.html#elvis-operator

7:10 Kotlin !! operator: https://kotlinlang.org/docs/reference/null-safety.html#the--operator

7:42 Kotlin Standard Library: https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/index.html

8:47 Top-level declaration: https://kotlinlang.org/docs/reference/packages.html

9:31 Kotlin's `with` function: https://kotlinlang.org/docs/reference/idioms.htm #calling-multiple-methods-on-an-object-instance-with

11:25 Kotlin classes: https://kotlinlang.org/docs/reference/classes.html

11:56 Kotlin Data Classes: https://kotlinlang.org/docs/reference/data-classes.html

12:20 Kotlin Android Extensions: https://kotlinlang.org/docs/tutorials/android-plugin.html

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