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'lateinit var' property overrides 'lateinit var' property

Last modified: 03 December 2024

Reports lateinit var properties that override other lateinit var properties.

A subclass instance will have two fields for a single property, and the one from the superclass will remain effectively unused.

Example:

open class BaseClass {
  open lateinit var name: String
}

class RealClass : BaseClass() {
  override lateinit var name: String
}

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By default bundled with:

IntelliJ IDEA 2024.3, Qodana for JVM 2024.3,

Can be installed with plugin:

Kotlin, 243.23126-IJ