Any0.27.0

Overview
Methods

abstract external class Any

The top type of the type hierarchy.

Known subtypes:
Known usages:
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Every type is a subtype of Any.

The following operators are supported for all values:

value1 == value2 // equality
value1 != value2 // inequality
value.member     // member access
value?.member    // conditional member access; returns `value.member` if `value` is non-null and `null` otherwise
value ?? default // null coalescing; returns `value` if `value` is non-null and `default` otherwise
value is String  // type test
value as String  // type cast; throws an error unless `value is String`

Methods

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getClass(): Class

Returns the class of this.
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toString(): String

Returns a string representation of this.

This method is used to convert the values of string interpolation expressions to strings.
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ifNonNull<Result>(transform: (NonNull) -> Result): Result?

Returns this |> transform if this is non-null, and null otherwise.

This method is the complement of the ?? operator and the equivalent of an Option type's map and flatMap methods.