Kotlin Syntax

Kotlin File Structure

Kotlin programs are made of functions and classes, typically starting with a main function as the entry point.

fun main() {
    println("Hello, Kotlin!")
}

Semicolons

Kotlin does not require semicolons at the end of statements, though they can be used.

val x = 10  // valid
val y = 20;   // also valid but not needed

Comments

Kotlin supports both single-line and multi-line comments:

// This is a single-line comment

/* This is
   a multi-line comment */

Print Statements

Kotlin provides two functions for displaying output: print() and println().

• print() outputs text without moving to a new line.
• println() outputs text and then appends a newline character, moving the cursor to the next line AFTER.

Example:

Indentation and Blocks

Kotlin uses braces {} for code blocks, and indentation is recommended for clarity, though not syntactically required.

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