replaceFirstChar

Common
JVM
JS
Native
1.5
@JvmName ( "replaceFirstCharWithChar" ) inline fun String . replaceFirstChar (
transform : ( Char ) -> Char
) : String

(source)
@JvmName ( "replaceFirstCharWithCharSequence" ) inline fun String . replaceFirstChar (
transform : ( Char ) -> CharSequence
) : String

(source)

Returns a copy of this string having its first character replaced with the result of the specified transform , or the original string if it's empty.

import java.util.Locale
import kotlin.test.*

fun main(args: Array<String>) {
//sampleStart
println("kotlin".replaceFirstChar { it.uppercase() }) // Kotlin

val sentence = "Welcome to Kotlin!"
val words = sentence.split(' ');
println(words.joinToString(separator = "_") { word -> word.replaceFirstChar { it.lowercase() } }) // welcome_to_kotlin!
//sampleEnd
}

Parameters

transform - function that takes the first character and returns the result of the transform applied to the character.