but i think you meant the following problem: ```va...

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[rootandy]

but i think you meant the following problem:

val foo: String? = null

val bar = foo?.let { thingThatCouldReturnNull() } ?: "Hello"
val baz = if (foo != null) thingThatCouldReturnNull() else "Hello"

println(bar) // prints "Hello" if thingThatCouldReturnNull() returns null
println(baz) // prints "null" if thingThatCouldReturnNull() returns null