How to replace static methods from Java with Kotlin? Equivalent of static

Hi everyone! I've just started transitioning from Java to Kotlin and encountered a problem. In Java, I often used static methods for utility classes or factory methods. For example, here's a simple Java class: ```java public class StringUtils { public static boolean isEmpty(String str) { return str == null || str.trim().isEmpty(); } public static String capitalize(String str) { if (isEmpty(str)) return str; return str.substring(0, 1).toUpperCase() + str.substring(1).toLowerCase(); } } ``` And I called them directly via the class name: `StringUtils.isEmpty(text)`. In Kotlin, I tried to write the same thing: ```kotlin class StringUtils { fun isEmpty(str: String?): Boolean { return str == null || str.trim(