Classes in Kotlin – Part 2

In Part 1 we dealt with the simplest form of initialization with the primary constructor:

class Planet(
    val diameter: Int,
    val distanceToSun: Double,
    val mass: Double
)

But wait: there is more:

Init block

The primary constructor cannot contain any code so init block for the rescue:

class Planet(
    val diameter: Int,
    val distanceToSun: Double,
    val mass: Double
) {
    val circumference = PI * diameter
    init {
        println(circumference)
    }
}

Notes:

• You can have more than one init block
• they run in order of their declaration