Joint Compilation

You can intermix code written using Java and Kotlin two different ways:

  • Bring code written in either of those languages into a Java or Kotlin project as a JAR file dependency.

  • Have source files written in the two languages, side by side, in a project.

The first approach is the most common. Currently you bring dependencies from Maven or JCenter into your Java projects using a build tool like Maven or Gradle. Likewise, you can bring dependencies into your Kotlin projects. The JAR files your code depends on may be created from Java, Kotlin, or both. If there are no compatibility issues, using these JAR files written in Kotlin or Java feels natural, just like using Java JAR files in Java projects. Any compatibility issues that ...

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