is there a better way to have each subclass call t...

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[Rob]

is there a better way to have each subclass call the superclasses toString method without having

override fun toString(): String {
    return super.toString()
}

in each of the subclasses?

[diesieben07]

I am guessing your subclass is a data class?

[Rob]

You're right, does that make a difference?

[streetsofboston]

You can call super.toString() or super.someMethod from any other method…. not sure what you are trying to accomplish

[Rob]

I see what @diesieben07 means, data classes automatically implement a toString

[Rob]

so I would have to override it

[diesieben07]

Correct. If you don't want the autogenerated toString, you need to provide your own.

[diesieben07]

Even if it just calls super

[streetsofboston]

Ah…. yep, you can’t call super.super.toString() or something similar, if that is what you are trying to accomplish for your data classes.

[Sabrina Namur]

You could maybe write a extension function and name ist superclassnameToString

[Rob]

@streetsofboston super.toString() works though, since my data classes extend an abstract class

[SOFe]

you shouldn't really be using data class if you don't want the autogenerated methods though