hi, quick question; what's the difference between ```val foo get() = expensiveOrAllocFunc()``` ...

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[vineethraj49]

hi, quick question;


what's the difference between

val foo
  get() = expensiveOrAllocFunc()

vs

val foo by lazy { expensiveOrAllocFunc() }

[diesieben07]

The first one calls the function every time you get foo. The 2nd one computes it only on first access and then keeps the same result.