Hey, how could I deprecate a single function param...

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[holgerbrandl]

Hey, how could I deprecate a single function parameter? Example

fun createSimulation(
    @Deprecated("use env.enableConsoleLogger() instead")
    enableConsoleLogger: Boolean = false,
    durationUnit: DurationUnit = MINUTES
){ print() }

It seems that the @Deprecated is not applicable for parameters.
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[Chris Fillmore]

Create a second function without that parameter and mark the original as deprecated

[holgerbrandl]

That's more a workaround that does not scale. Is there a youtrack ticket I could upvote?

[ephemient]

I'm not sure what you mean by "does not scale". it is the only way, deprecation or not. changing the list of parameters, even if they have defaults, even with @JvmOverloads, is ABI-incompatible. so if you care about migration, you need a new function. if you don't care, then just remove the parameter.