How to convert Int to String in Kotlin

Kotlin doesn't automatically converts Integers to Strings. If you need to convert an Integer value to its String representation you will need to use one of the following options:

1. Use the .toString() method

This is the simplest and easiest way to convert an integer to a string in Kotlin. It is to use the native .toString method available from the standard library. Here's an example

fun main() {
    var a : Int = 42
    var aStr : String = a.toString()
    print("Just converted an integer to string in Kotlin: ${aStr}")
}

Here's how the documentation describes the usage of the toString method

fun Byte.toString(radix: Int): String

Returns a string representation of this Byte value in the specified radix.

2. Use the String.format method

Another option is to format the string value using the String.format method. Here's an example on how it will look like

fun main() {
    var a : Int = 42
    var aStr : String = String.format("%d", a)
    print("Just converted an integer to string in Kotlin: ${aStr}")
}

Here you can also see the language definition for this method

fun String.format(vararg args: Any?): String

Uses this string as a format string and returns a string obtained by substituting the specified arguments, using the default locale.