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Can I have overridden `val` fields in an enum?  Something like this?  Or do I have to refactor them into getters?
```
enum class Foo {
    abstract val bar: String
    FIRST { override val bar = "FIRST BAR" }
    SECOND { override val bar = "SECOND BAR" }
}
```

is there a specific reason you can’t have the value in the constructor?

```
enum class Foo(val bar: String) {
  FIRST("FIRST BAR"),
  SECOND("SECOND BAR"),
  ;
}
```

no, that's a great idea; I'll do that.
More generally, just because I'm curious, is there a reason my first example won't work?  Maybe something dumb I'm doing with the syntax?

Yes, put the abstract property after the `;` which follows the enum constants. 

```
enum class Foo {
    FIRST { override val bar = "FIRST BAR" },
    SECOND { override val bar = "SECOND BAR" };
    abstract val bar: String
}
```