``` kotlin
/*
Get rid of those pesky NullPointerExceptions, you know, The Billion Dollar Mistake
*/
var output: String output = null // Compilation error
// Kotlin protects you from mistakenly operating on nullable types
val name: String? = null // Nullable type println(name.length()) // Compilation error
// And if you check a type is right, the compiler will auto-cast it for you
fun calculateTotal(obj: Any) { if (obj is Invoice) obj.calculateTotal() }
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