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Hands-On Data Structures and Algorithms with Kotlin

By : Chandra Sekhar Nayak, Rivu Chakraborty
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Hands-On Data Structures and Algorithms with Kotlin

By: Chandra Sekhar Nayak, Rivu Chakraborty

Overview of this book

Data structures and algorithms are more than just theoretical concepts. They help you become familiar with computational methods for solving problems and writing logical code. Equipped with this knowledge, you can write efficient programs that run faster and use less memory. Hands-On Data Structures and Algorithms with Kotlin book starts with the basics of algorithms and data structures, helping you get to grips with the fundamentals and measure complexity. You'll then move on to exploring the basics of functional programming while getting used to thinking recursively. Packed with plenty of examples along the way, this book will help you grasp each concept easily. In addition to this, you'll get a clear understanding of how the data structures in Kotlin's collection framework work internally. By the end of this book, you will be able to apply the theory of data structures and algorithms to work out real-world problems.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Free Chapter
1
Section 1: Getting Started with Data Structures
4
Section 2: Efficient Grouping of Data with Various Data Structures
8
Section 3: Algorithms and Efficiency
11
Section 4: Modern and Advanced Data Structures
15
Assessments

Multidimensional array

In Kotlin, a multidimensional array is nothing but an array of arrays. The following example of creating a multidimensional array will give you a better understanding of it:

val numbers = arrayOf(
arrayOf(1, 2, 3),
arrayOf(4, 5, 6),
arrayOf(7, 8, 9)
)

In the preceding example, the parent array has three elements and all of these items are arrays by themselves. All of the child arrays have three elements each, but it isn't mandatory to have the same number of elements in each child array. Have a look at the following example:

val food = arrayOf(
arrayOf("Apple", "Apricot", "Avocado"),
arrayOf("Banana", "Broccoli", "Beetroot"),
arrayOf("Cherry", "Carrot")
)

Here, we tried to fill in a few vegetable and fruit names in an array alphabetically. Note that the array...