Unable to add type when declaring a list of string...

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[Alex]

Unable to add type when declaring a list of strings

1. i'm not sure if i'm doing something wrong, i recall being able to declare a list type to be string with the following code below
val nameList:List<String>=listOf("Apple","Orange","Pear") ->> CODE A
2. I get the following error below "Property getter or setter expected"
3. i had to write as following val nameList=listOf<String>("Apple","Orange","Pear") which is fine with me, but why cant i use Code A, hope someone can advise me

[Klitos Kyriacou]

You should add spaces. It takes the >= to mean greater than or equal to. The Kotlin coding conventions recommend that you should write it like this:

val nameList : List<String> = listOf("Apple", "Orange", "Pear")

Following conventions makes it easier for others to understand your code.

[Alex]

Thanks @Klitos Kyriacou