Why can't I specify return type of a function as R...

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[sjthn]

Why can't I specify return type of a function as Result. Something like this:

fun fetchProducts(): Result<List<Product>> { }

IDE is erroring "kotlin.Result cannot be used as a return type"

[thana]

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52631827/why-cant-kotlin-result-be-used-as-a-return-type

[sjthn]

thank you

[Tom Adam]

Well, you might write your own Result class if needed. Or start using Arrow right away. 🙂