I have java code that uses the pattern of say Inqu...

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[sreich]

I have java code that uses the pattern of say Inquiry().status(sts).notes(blah). Which enables chaining. what can i do from a kotlin aspect to define a similar class as that? the fields are not required, so you may want to set only 2 of those 3

[sreich]

@Ruckus ah, what if you are using the ctor members? e.g. class Inquiry( val status: String? = null, ...)

[sreich]

just add the function in the brackets of the class, right?

[sreich]

ah. that does get rid of the constness sadly 😕

[sreich]

right. guess i was trying to get the benefits of the constness but mabye it's just causing too many issues here

[sreich]

indeed, i understand

[sreich]

right but those are unusuable if you go the const route

[sreich]

as i understand it?

[sreich]

yeah, that's why i was trying to bridge the gap between writing it differently and weighing the costs/downsides of writing it the 'correct' way

[Vampire]

Or you make it a data class and use the clone method in the chain methods

[ephemient]

the common patterns in Kotlin are either named arguments, or a builder/scope such as

Inquiry {
    status = sts
    notes = blah
}.doSomethingWithStatus()

when there are concerns about binary compatibility