lateinit 关键字

The lateinit keyword in Kotlin is used to declare(声明) a property that will be initialized later. It allows you to avoid(避免) null checks or the use of the null type for properties that you are certain will be initialized before use, but for some reason, you can't initialize them immediately(立即) at declaration.

Here are some important points about lateinit:

• Only for var Properties: The lateinit modifier(修饰语) can only be applied to var properties, not val properties.
• Non-Nullable Types: The property must have a non-nullable type.
• Initialization Check: You can check whether a lateinit property has been initialized using the ::propertyName.isInitialized syntax.
• Used Only for Class Properties: lateinit cannot be used for local variables.

Let's look at an example to illustrate(说明，阐明) the usage of lateinit.

Without lateinit

You might need to initialize a property with null and perform null checks later, which is cumbersome(难操作的，麻烦的).

class MyClass {
    private var myProperty: String? = null

    fun initializeProperty() {
        myProperty = "Hello, World!"
    }

    fun printProperty() {
        if (myProperty != null) {
            println(myProperty)
        } else {
            println("Property not initialized")
        }
    }
}

With lateinit

Using lateinit, you can avoid nullable types and null checks.

class MyClass {
    private lateinit var myProperty: String

    fun initializeProperty() {
        myProperty = "Hello, World!"
    }

    fun printProperty() {
        if (this::myProperty.isInitialized) {
            println(myProperty)
        } else {
            println("Property not initialized")
        }
    }
}

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PS. 其实看到late-init就知道什么作用了