Hello, World! Isn't there a shorter way to do thi...

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[bod]

Hello, World! Isn't there a shorter way to do this (with by)?

var parameter: Parameter
        set(value) {
            delegate.parameter = value
        }
        get() = delegate.parameter

[Michael de Kaste]

the property for being writeable or readable is not within the type itself. therefore you'll have to use either a wrapper in a delegate, or do it like you did.

[Joost Klitsie]

yeah something like:

[Joost Klitsie]

var parameter by delegate

[Joost Klitsie]

but then you'd have to create the delegate as well, maybe this will inspire you

[Joost Klitsie]

https://kotlinlang.org/docs/reference/delegated-properties.html

[bod]

yeah but basically I wanted to delegate only this particular field 🙂 In my case delegate is actually already an interface which I don't want to implement fully

[Ruckus]

If this will only be done this one time, what you have is probably best. No point creating custom delegation behavior for a single use.

[Ruckus]

Well, almost best. Having set before get looks really weird to me, but that's neither here nor there.

[bod]

😄 true, don't know why I did that

[bod]

thanks everybody anyway!