Scope Functions: also() & apply()

A description of the also() and apply() scope functions in Kotlin.

Gabriel Shanahan
The Kotlin Primer
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2 min readOct 8, 2022

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Tags: #FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPT

This article is part of the Kotlin Primer, an opinionated guide to the Kotlin language, which is indented to help facilitate Kotlin adoption inside Java-centric organizations. It was originally written as an organizational learning resource for Etnetera a.s. and I would like to express my sincere gratitude for their support.

It is recommended to read the Introduction before moving on. Check out the Table of Contents for all articles.

Also

The definition of also is essentially this:

If this seems familiar, it is because you wrote your own version in a previous lesson.

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