Kotlin List last()
Syntax & Examples

Syntax of List.last()

There are 2 variations for the syntax of List.last() extension function. They are:

fun <T> List<T>.last(): T

This extension function returns the last element.

fun <T> List<T>.last(predicate: (T) -> Boolean): T

This extension function returns the last element matching the given predicate.

✐ Examples

1 Example

In this example,

We create a list of strings named list containing elements "apple", "banana", "cherry".
We use the last() function to get the last element of the list, which is "cherry".
Finally, we print the last element to standard output using println statement.

Kotlin Program

fun main(args: Array<String>) {
    val list = listOf("apple", "banana", "cherry")
    val lastElement = list.last()
    println("Last element: \$lastElement")
}

Output

Last element: cherry

2 Example

In this example,

We create a list of characters named list containing elements 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e'.
We use the last() function to get the last element of the list, which is 'e'.
Finally, we print the last element to standard output using println statement.

Kotlin Program

fun main(args: Array<String>) {
    val list = listOf('a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e')
    val lastElement = list.last()
    println("Last element: \$lastElement")
}

Output

Last element: e

3 Example

In this example,

We create a list of strings named list containing elements "red", "green", "blue".
We use the last() function to get the last element of the list, which is "blue".
Finally, we print the last element to standard output using println statement.

Kotlin Program

fun main(args: Array<String>) {
    val list = listOf("red", "green", "blue")
    val lastElement = list.last()
    println("Last element: \$lastElement")
}

Output

Last element: blue

Summary

In this Kotlin tutorial, we learned about last() extension function of List: the syntax and few working examples with output and detailed explanation for each example.