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I have this kind of pattern when setting optionals : `if( myThing == null ) { myThing = ... }` I always get an error if I try to reference `myThing` after this block, because the compiler can't tell if it's null or not. I assume this is because threads exist. Is there a option I can give to the compiler to tell it I'm single threaded, and it can ensure the type is correct?

or maybe a `@OptIn` for a file/class/block ?

the easy option is to use `myThing?.let {}`, since it will capture the definitely-not-null `myThing` into a variable

it's usually the case where I want to set it if it's null, and return it if it's not.

why not

```var myThing: Any? = null
myThing = myThing ?: something
myThing.doThing() //at least for me compiler is ok with this```