What is the equivalent of Java static methods in Kotlin?

Question

There is no static keyword in Kotlin.

What is the best way to represent a static Java method in Kotlin?

Answer 1

Use object to represent val/var/method to make static. You can use object instead of singleton class also. You can use companion if you wanted to make static inside of a class

object Abc{
     fun sum(a: Int, b: Int): Int = a + b
    }

If you need to call it from Java:

int z = Abc.INSTANCE.sum(x,y);

In Kotlin, ignore INSTANCE.