Kotlin String Interpolation Example

String interpolation is a variable substitution with its value inside a string. In Kotlin, we use the $ character to interpolate a variable and ${} to interpolate an expression.
Kotlin string formatting is more powerful than basic interpolation.

Kotlin String Interpolation Example

The example shows how to do string interpolation in Kotlin.
package net.javaguides.kotlin.examples

fun main(args: Array<String>) {

    val name = "Ramesh"
    val age = 29

    println("$name is $age years old")

    val msg = "Today is a sunny day"

    println("The string has ${msg.length} characters")
}
Output:
Ramesh is 29 years old
The string has 20 characters
The two variables are interpolated within the string; i.e. they are substituted with their values:
println("$name is $age years old")
Here we get the length of the string. Since it is an expression, we need to put it inside the {} brackets:
println("The string has ${msg.length} characters")

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