is there ever a reason to use mutable list vs list...

# spring

[nathan]

is there ever a reason to use mutable list vs list in spring boot:?

[Esa]

In some instances you may need it to populate a list

[Tobias Berger]

I dnn't know what that has to do with spring boot. If you need a mutable collection in your code, use one.
Things that are good to know though:
• List and MutableList created by functions like listOf and mutableListOf are the same actual type in most cases (except empty lists). They mostly just use standard ArrayList.
• The differend generics bounds can unexpectedly mess up some Platform calls or apt/kapt-based code generation. So remember: the direct equivalent of a Java List is a Kotlin MutableList.

[nathan]

right now im using List in my entity for one to Many

[nathan]

so im wondering does it matter if its Mutable or not