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Hello, everyone, I have a piece code like below, I want to know that whether the `::a.isInitialized`  is true or not when the exception is throw.
```private lateinit var a: B

fun main() {
    try {
        a = B()
    } catch (e: Exception) {
    }
}```

Well, an easy way to find out would just be to <https://pl.kotl.in/bwOGZirUw|run it>

The answer's no, assignment can only happen after the right-hand-side expression is evaluated. If the evaluation fails, there's nothing to assign.