Must be initialized error in val variable

Question

Following code report property must be initialized or be abstract error.

// MyApi.kt
interface MyApi {

    ...
}

// MyFetch.kt
class MyFetch {

    private val myApi: MyApi  // <- this line

    ...
}

It can use lateinit statement in mutable variable, but how should I predefined in val?

Answer 1

You can use lazy, or make it nullable

private val myApi: MyApi? = null