Is there a way to have a `var` without backing fie...

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[ribesg]

Is there a way to have a var without backing field where the getter returns an optional value while the setter requires a non-optional one? Or am I just blocked on using 2 functions?

[diesieben07]

So you want getter to return Foo? but setter to only accept Foo?

[ribesg]

Yes. It’s doing some reflection behind the scene and there may not be a value at first, unless it has been set once using the setter. Being able to manually set a null value does not provide any value

[diesieben07]

Then you can't use one var

[Czar]

You could use lateinit var or add a requireNotNull check in the setter. Both seem a bit dirty to me though. See if you can refactor this somehow.

[ribesg]

In the end I did (much) more reflection to go and find the default value that is affected to the field