is there a way to accomplish something like this without the need for a temp variable? ```val temp =...

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[bbaldino]

is there a way to accomplish something like this without the need for a temp variable?

val temp = someMember
someMember = null
temp.close()

i've got multiple threads accessing someMember (via ?.), want to make sure it isn't accessed in between calling close() and assigning it to null.

[molikuner]

someMember.also {
    someMember = null
    it.close()
}

[bbaldino]

great, thanks. after looking at that, i think ?.let will work even better.

[molikuner]

I would recommend ?.also as you don’t calculate a new value based on someMember , but thats just preference.

[bbaldino]

true, you're right, i don't need the return

[molikuner]

You could even remove one line more 😄:

someMember?.also {
    someMember = null
}?.close()

[bbaldino]

ha, nice