```myMutableInt = myMutableInt + 2``` can be simplified to ```myMutableInt += 2``` but is there any way to do something similar with non operator functions e g simplifying ```myMutableInt = myMutableInt coerceIn 10 100 ``` to something like ```myMutableInt = coerceIn 10 100 not valid syntax```

Like `myMutableInt coerceIn 10 to 100 `

```myMutableInt = myMutableInt + 2``` can be simplified to ` kotlinlang #announcements

07/11/2020, 6:34 AM

myMutableInt = myMutableInt + 2

can be simplified to

myMutableInt += 2

but is there any way to do something similar with non-operator functions, e.g. simplifying

myMutableInt = myMutableInt.coerceIn(10, 100)

to something like

myMutableInt .= coerceIn(10,100) //not valid syntax

Iaroslav Postovalov

07/11/2020, 9:06 AM

.=

operator does not exist in Kotlin.

07/11/2020, 9:06 AM

yes, thats exactly what my comment says.

Iaroslav Postovalov

07/11/2020, 9:07 AM

I think you may introduce an infix function.

myMutableInt coerceIn (10 to 100)

However, there is no way to override any form of reassignment.

07/11/2020, 9:08 AM

so i take it that what i am looking for doesnt exist ?

Iaroslav Postovalov

07/11/2020, 9:08 AM

I think yes.

07/11/2020, 9:08 AM

Iaroslav Postovalov

07/11/2020, 9:09 AM

I know only one language that allows to create custom operators

07/11/2020, 9:55 AM

07/11/2020, 12:54 PM

but, you can't overwrite variable like pointer.

Iaroslav Postovalov

07/11/2020, 1:34 PM

@andylamax ML

In C++ you only can overload operators' behavior