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why are local extension properties not allowed, but functions are ?
```fun foo() {
	fun Int.x() = 42 //ok
	val Int.y = 42 //error
}```


I don't know, but my guess would be that the `get()` syntax might be a problem in function bodies (they would not mix well with regular code). And extension properties can't be defined with backing fields like you did even in general, they always need a getter

extension properties must always be getter (and setter) only, because they cannot modify the receiving class to add a backing field

I don't know why local extension properties are not allowed at all, they just desugar to function calls… oh well. I see a request from years ago: <https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-23711>