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# Enforce range operator spacing

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**ID:** `kotlin-code-style/range-spacing`

**Language:** Kotlin

**Severity:** Notice

**Category:** Code Style

## Description{% #description %}

Kotlin suggests having consistent spacing around range operators by having no spacing.

## Non-Compliant Code Examples{% #non-compliant-code-examples %}

```kotlin
val foo1 = (1.. 12 step 2).last
val foo2 = (1 .. 12 step 2).last
val foo3 = (1 ..12 step 2).last
```

## Compliant Code Examples{% #compliant-code-examples %}

```kotlin
val foo1 = (1..12 step 2).last
val foo2 = (1..12 step 2).last
val foo3 = (1..12 step 2).last
```
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