How to Create an Empty String in Kotlin?

Kotlin – Create Empty String

To create an empty String in Kotlin, assign the variable with empty double quotes "", or with String class constructor String().

The syntax to create an empty String using double quotes is

myStr = ""

The syntax to create an empty String using String constructor is

myStr = String()

Examples

1. Create empty string using double quotes

In the following program, we will create an empty String using double quotes. To check if the string is empty or not, we will print String.isEmpty().

Main.kt

fun main(args: Array<String>) {
    var myStr = ""
    println("Is the String empty : ${myStr.isEmpty()}")
}

Output

Is the String empty : true

2. Create empty string using String() constructor

In the following program, we will create an empty String using String constructor.

Main.kt

fun main(args: Array<String>) {
    var myStr = String()
    println("Is the String empty : ${myStr.isEmpty()}")
}

Output

Is the String empty : true

Conclusion

In this Kotlin Tutorial, we learned how to create an empty String using double quotes or String constructor, with the help of examples.