13. Kotlin Operators and Expressions
So far we have looked at using variables and constants in Kotlin and also described the different data types. Being able to create variables is only part of the story however. The next step is to learn how to use these variables in Kotlin code. The primary method for working with data is in the form of expressions.
13.1 Expression Syntax in Kotlin
The most basic expression consists of an operator, two operands and an assignment. The following is an example of an expression:
val myresult = 1 + 2
In the above example, the (+) operator is used to add two operands (1 and 2) together. The assignment operator (=) subsequently assigns the result of the addition to a variable named myresult. The operands could just ...
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