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I'm continuing a question from yesterday since I haven't quite nailed it down yet. It should be quite simple though. I'm trying to do the Kotlin version of this Java:

```
class MyClass {
    Context context;

    MyClass(Context context) {
        this.context = context.getApplicationContext();
    }
}
```

The key point is that I want to make sure that I *don't* hold a reference to the `Context` that's passed in, but rather hold a reference to the `context.getApplicationContext()`. I've tried this *attached picture* in Kotlin, though as you can see it still refers to and holds onto the `Context` that was passed in (MainActivity) which is very much what I don't want. I've also done this successfully

```
class MyClass private constructor(val context : Context) {
    companion object {
        fun create(context: Context) = MyClass(context.applicationContext)
    }
}
```

though it's not ideal since if I call it from Java I have to refer to the companion object with `MyClass.Companion.create(context)` where ideally I'd just call the constructor just like with the Java example