How to convert a String to an InputStream in Kotlin?

Question

I have a string:

var myString:String  = "My String"

How can I convert it to an InputStream in Kotlin?

Answer 1

Kotlin has an extension for String to convert directly.

val inputStream: InputStream = myString.byteInputStream()

The argument on byteInputStream is defaulted to charset: Charset = Charsets.UTF_8.

You can look at the extension by writing it and then cmd+click on it or in the package kotlin.io file IOStream.kt

Relying on the Java version is not wrong, but rather using a more kotlin idiomatic way when possible