Now that Java allows statements before a `super` or `this` call, will Kotlin follow? :eyes:

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[Edoardo Luppi]

Now that Java allows statements before a super or this call, will Kotlin follow? 👀

[Adam S]

do you have an example of what how you'd like to use that in Kotlin?

[ephemient]

same as Java, https://blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2024/02/constructor-makeover-in-java-22/

[ephemient]

would be useful for validation and argument transformation

[ephemient]

and it is only a language change, works on all JVM bytecode versions