IntermediateCoroutines

Coroutine launch

Start a concurrent coroutine with launch.

Dependency required: implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core:1.9.0")

kotlin
import kotlinx.coroutines.*

fun main() = runBlocking {
    launch {
        delay(1000)
        println("Coroutine finished")
    }
    println("Main continues")
}

Output

Main continues Coroutine finished

Explanation

launch starts a new coroutine concurrently. Main continues while the coroutine waits. After 1 second, the coroutine prints its message.

Coroutine launch

Explanation

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