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edwinRNDR
08/28/2019, 8:14 PMIs this a known gotcha?: https://try.kotlinlang.org/#/UserProjects/gtd3usu4s8thgaq0dllbptk1ho/199jpkdpd1at7m7rve3v1hrl4v
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streetsofboston
08/28/2019, 8:20 PMYup,
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abstract class A(val a: A?)
object B: A(C)
object C: A(B)
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println("${B.a} and ${C.a}")streetsofboston
08/28/2019, 8:21 PMIt’s a circular definition. The loading of the classes by the JVM determines which will be
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edwinRNDR
08/28/2019, 8:41 PMI wouldn't hate the editor and/or compiler generate a warning in this case
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streetsofboston
08/28/2019, 8:42 PMIt may slow the compiler down too much if it has to analyze the code for this type of situation. In the above example, the circular definition is trivial and simple, but you can make a circular definition very deep and non-trivial.
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