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Line 130: * all classes are public and final (non-inheritable) by default * functions and methods support [[default argument]]s, [[variadic function\|variable-length argument]] lists and [[Named parameter\|named argument]]s ~~Contrary to Java and Scala, in Kotlin class member functions are virtual, i.e. dispatched based on the runtime type of the object they are called on.~~ Kotlin 1.3 added support for contracts,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://kotlinlang.org/docs/reference/whatsnew13.html\|title=What's New in Kotlin 1.3 - Kotlin Programming Language\|website=Kotlin\|access-date=4 April 2020\|archive-date=22 August 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822164600/https://kotlinlang.org/docs/reference/whatsnew13.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> which are stable for the standard library declarations, but still experimental for user-defined declarations. Contracts are inspired by [[Eiffel (programming language)\|Eiffel's]] [[design by contract]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/design-by-contract-dbc-design-considerations/1321\|title=Design by Contract (DbC) design considerations\|quote=Implement the full semantics of Eiffel DbC and improve upon it.\|date=16 August 2012\|website=Kotlin Discussions\|language=en-US\|access-date=4 April 2020\|archive-date=5 April 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405081654/https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/design-by-contract-dbc-design-considerations/1321\|url-status=live}}</ref> programming paradigm.

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