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java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError won't go away
I'm pulling my hair out trying to figure this exception out. Apparently, it can be thrown when a static variable is being initialised or a static block. What I am getting is
java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError

at the line where I initialise a default value of a variable
var prefOctaveIndex = 9

as well as in the onCreate of my Main Activity where I read from shared preferences to see if it needs to be overwritten
val sharedPreferences = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this)...