In some cases functions with no arguments might be interchangeable with read-only properties. Although the semantics are similar, there are some stylistic conventions on when to prefer one to another.
Prefer a property over a function when the underlying algorithm:
does not throw
is cheap to calculate (or caсhed on the first run)
returns the same result over invocations if the object state hasn't changed
Platform types
A public function/method returning an expression of a platform type must declare its Kotlin type explicitly:
Any property (package-level or class-level) initialised with an expression of a platform type must declare its Kotlin type explicitly:
A local value initialized with an expression of a platform type may or may not have a type declaration:
val time =measureTimeMillis {val one =doSomethingUsefulOne()val two =doSomethingUsefulTwo()println("The answer is ${one + two}")}println("Completed in $time ms")
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