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set doesn't return a value, why not just `set(valu...

bj0

01/22/2018, 11:29 PM

set doesn't return a value, why not just

set(value) { baz.bar = value }

benleggiero

01/22/2018, 11:38 PM

Why this

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fun foo() = somethingReturningUnit()

and not just this

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fun foo() { somethingReturningUnit() }

Kotlin loves reducing this stuff, so why require it here?