Use of Companion Objects in Kotlin

Question

Ben Deitch mentions that parameters of the constructor have a pretty limited scope; we can only use these parameters in initializing a property or inside the init block.

Inside the Card class constructor, he declares a parameter called value which I note is not inside the companion class

//value property declared inside the constructor
class Card(val value: Int, val suit: String, var faceUp: Boolean = false){

    companion object{
        val clubs = "Clubs";
        val spades = "Spades"
        val hearts = "Hearts"
        val diamonds = "Diamonds"
    }
}

In the FoundationFile Class on the addCard () function, the teacher is able to access the value property never mind it is supposed to have limited scope and is not static or a companion object.

class FoundationFile (val suit: String){


    fun  addCard(card: Card): Boolean{

        var nextValue = 0;
        if (cards.size>0){
// value card is used here yet it has a limited scope and not static (companion object)
            nextValue =cards.last().value +1
        }
//value property from the Card class is also used here
        if (card.suit==suit && card.value== nextValue){

            cards.add(card)
            return true
        }

        return false
    }
}

My question is how is the value property accessible on another class yet it is not static and has a limited scope? Please help

Answer 1 · 2019-09-05T07:56:13Z

September 5, 2019 7:56am

In Kotlin adding val or var in front of the constructor parameters upgrades the parameter to a property which are accessible outside the class.

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Use of Companion Objects in Kotlin

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