Multiline strings with trimIndent in Kotlin - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the code to create a multiline string using triple quotes.

Kotlin

val text = [1]
    Hello, Kotlin!
    Welcome to multiline strings.
"""

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A"

B"""

C'

D`

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using single quotes instead of triple quotes.

Using backticks which are for identifiers, not strings.

Triple quotes """ are used in Kotlin to create multiline strings.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the code to remove leading indentation from the multiline string.

Kotlin

val text = """
    Kotlin is fun.
    Let's learn together.
""".[1]()

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AtrimIndent

BtrimStart

CtrimMargin

DtrimEnd

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using trimMargin() which requires a margin prefix.

Using trimStart() or trimEnd() which only trim spaces at start or end of the whole string.

trimIndent() removes the common minimal indentation from every line in the string.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the code to correctly trim indentation from the multiline string.

Kotlin

val message = """
        Welcome to Kotlin!
        Enjoy coding.
    """.[1]()

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AtrimMargin

BstripIndent

Ctrim

DtrimIndent

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using trimMargin() without margin prefix causes no effect.

Using trim() only removes spaces at start and end of whole string.

trimIndent() correctly removes the common leading spaces from all lines in the multiline string.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to create a multiline string and remove its indentation.

Kotlin

val poem = [1]
    Roses are red,
    Violets are blue.
""".[2]()

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A"""

BtrimMargin

CtrimIndent

Dtrim

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using trimMargin() without margin prefix.

Not using triple quotes for multiline strings.

Start the string with triple quotes """ and use trimIndent() to remove indentation.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to create a multiline string, trim indentation, and print it.

Kotlin

fun main() {
    val quote = [1]
        Be yourself;
        everyone else is already taken.
    """.[2]()
    println([3])
}

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A"""

BtrimIndent

Cquote

DtrimMargin

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using trimMargin() without margin prefix.

Printing the string literal instead of the variable.

Not using triple quotes for multiline strings.

Use triple quotes """ to start the string, trimIndent() to remove indentation, and print the variable quote.