Checking for nulls in Kotlin

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fun handleNullsExplicitly(name: String? = null): String? {
    return if (!name.isNullOrBlank()) name else "The one who shall remain nameless"
}

fun handleNullsWithElvisOperator(name: String? = null): String? {
    return name ?: return "The one who shall remain nameless"
}

fun main(args: Array<String>) {
    println(handleNullsExplicitly(""))
    // The one who shall remain nameless
    println(handleNullsExplicitly("Real Kotlin"))
    // Real Kotlin

    println(handleNullsWithElvisOperator())
    // The one who shall remain nameless
    println(handleNullsWithElvisOperator("Real Kotlin"))
    //Real Kotlin
}