How to convert List to Map in Kotlin using Kotlin Library

There are a few ways to convert a List to a Map in Kotlin by the Kotlin Library. In this post, we will be discussing, how we can convert List to Map using Kotlin Library.

Using associate()

data class CourseList(val id :String, val courseName :String)


fun main(){

    val myCourseList = listOf(
        CourseList("1", "Android"),
        CourseList("2", "Kotlin"),
        CourseList("3","Java"),
        CourseList("4","C"),
        CourseList("5","C++")
    )

    println("list converted by using associate")
    val myCourseMap : Map<String, String> = myCourseList.associate {
        Pair(it.id, it.courseName)
    }

    println(myCourseMap)
}

list converted by using associate
{1=Android, 2=Kotlin, 3=Java, 4=C, 5=C++}

Using associateBy()

data class CourseList(val id :String, val courseName :String)

fun main(){

    val myCourseList = listOf(
        CourseList("1", "Android"),
        CourseList("2", "Kotlin"),
        CourseList("3","Java"),
        CourseList("4","C"),
        CourseList("5","C++")
    )

    println("list converted by using associateBy")
    val myCourseMap2 : Map<String, String> = myCourseList.associateBy(
        {it.id}, {it.courseName}
    )
    println(myCourseMap2)
}

list converted by using associateBy
{1=Android, 2=Kotlin, 3=Java, 4=C, 5=C++}

Using toMap()

data class CourseList(val id :String, val courseName :String)

fun main(){

    val myCourseList = listOf(
        CourseList("1", "Android"),
        CourseList("2", "Kotlin"),
        CourseList("3","Java"),
        CourseList("4","C"),
        CourseList("5","C++")
    )

    println("list converted by using toMap")
    val myCourseMap3 : Map<String, String> = myCourseList.map {
        it.id to it.courseName
    }.toMap()

    println(myCourseMap3)
}

list converted by using toMap
{1=Android, 2=Kotlin, 3=Java, 4=C, 5=C++}