When the `photo` property is null, hasPhoto() seem...

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[nickk]

When the photo property is null, hasPhoto() seems to return true and control goes to the next statement (Kotlin 1.2.60)

[Czar]

if you assign null to photo it becomes initialized, so this is correct.
Although I wonder, how did you assign null to non-nullable property? Reflection?

[nickk]

Well, the property is not nullable, but my API sends a null value. So Gson apparently assigns null to the property and things go bad.

[Denis A]

Is it necessary to use lateinit in this example?

[nickk]

I did it to avoid using ?. or !!, but I think I will remove it.

[Denis A]

Optional value contain native analog “has…” )

[Denis A]

I think, best way is using clean optional value in this example

[ilya.gorbunov]

Does it work if you remove open modifier?

[Tony Hoyle]

If you've got an external API setting it to null anyway, using lateinit to avoid ?. just opens you up to problems because you've bypassed the null safety kotlin gives you

[nickk]

@Tony Hoyle Yes, I’ve changed it to nullable. lateinit was a really bad idea in this case. I hadn’t thought that gson could set it to null anyway.