# Function references

DevFeed: [Function references](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/function-references-39304.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://kt.academy/article/fk-function-references>)

Published: 2022-07-29T00:01:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Kt. Academy](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/kt-academy.md>)

Topics: [Kotlin](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kotlin.md>), [function](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/function.md>), [functions](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/functions.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>)

Tags: [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [function](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/function.md>), [functions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/functions.md>), [kotlin](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kotlin.md>), [lambda](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/lambda.md>), [workshop-learning-programming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/workshop-learning-programming.md>)

## AI overview

A Kotlin tutorial explaining how to reference existing functions instead of using lambda expressions. It covers top-level function references, reflection-related capabilities, function types, default arguments, and method references with receivers.

## Source excerpt

How do we reference functions in Kotlin, to replace lambda expressions. All functions, including constructors, getters, extensions and more.