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fun main (args: Array<String>) {
    val x = arrayListOf("A.B", "B.C", "C.D", "D.E", "E.F")
    println(x.map { stringStirrer(it) })
    // above line prints [Axx, Bxx, Cxx, Dxx, Exx]
}

fun stringStirrer(param: String): String {
    var changes = param.substringBefore(".")
    changes += "xx"
    return changes

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// Add a function toINR() to kotlin's Double type
fun Double.toINR() = this * oneDollarInINR
// Yes it is a single line function

val netAmountDeposited = 230.0
                                                 
println("Net amount deposited(in INR): ${netAmountDeposited.toINR()}")
// Did you notice the string interpolation above
                                                 

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import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase

// Add an extension function to perform SQLite operations
// This is a higher order function as it takes a function as parameter (operation)
// @param operation: a function that takes no parameter and returns nothing
fun SQLiteDatabase.performDBTransaction(operation: () -> Unit) {
    beginTransaction()
    operation() // this is the passed function
    endTransaction()
}

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class NEFT: Transaction ... // class NEFT extends Transaction
class IMPS: Transaction ... // class IMPS extends Transaction
class RTGS: Transaction ... // class RTGS extends Transaction

val transaction: Transaction = getCurrentTransaction()

// Now we don't know the type of transaction. It could be either of NEFT, IMPS or RTGS
// So we need to identify the type of trsaction and process it accordingly
when (transaction) {
    is NEFT -> transaction.processNEFT()

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val blank = "    ".isBlank()                      // true
val first = "Kaushal.Dhruw".substringBefore('.')  // "Kaushal"
val last = "Kaushal.Dhruw".substringAfter('.')    // "Dhruw"
val addSpaces = "1".padStart(2)                   // " 1"
val addSpacesEnd = "1".padEnd(3, '0')             // "100"
val dropStart = "Dhruw".drop(2)                   // "ruw"
val dropEnd = "Dhruw".dropLast(2)                 // "Dhr"

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// Java POJO
public class Person {
    private String name;
    private int age;
    private char gender;

    public Person(String name, int age, char gender) {
        this.name = name;
        this.age = age;
        this.gender = gender;

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curl -i -H 'Content-type: application/json' -H 'Authorization: key=<your_server_key>' -XPOST https://fcm.googleapis.com/fcm/send -d '{
  "registration_ids":["registration_ids", "of the", "target", "devices as array"],
  "notification": {
      "title":"Title of your notification",
      "body":"content of your notification"
  },
  "data": {
    "key1" : "value1",
    "key2" : "value2",
    "key3" : 23.56565,