Is there a Kotlin-esque way to assign fun parameters to a class?

Question

I really like how Kotlin wraps up constructors with MyClass(val myValue:Double) to avoid all the excess constructor assignments.

Is there a similar way to shortcut things in a function call in a class? Something that bundles up

fun updateLocations(newX: Double, newY: Double) { x = newX y = newY

into

fun updateLocations(magicupdate x, magicupdate y) { // internal x and y are already updated...

There isn't special syntax for this, you'd just have to assign these values yourself, as shown in your question. — zsmb13
– zsmb13, Commented Sep 18, 2018 at 17:25

Jitendra A · Accepted Answer · 2018-09-18 18:35:53Z

No, there is no such way to do this for functions. You have to explicitly assign values to the class level properties.

MyClass(val myValue:Double)

this is a constructor and the compiler understands that we are assigning the properties to the class.

Whereas functions might not always have any side effect.

Take a look at following links for side effects and pure functions.

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