What is the difference between “const” and “val”?

Question

I have recently read about the const keyword, and I\'m so confused! I can\'t find any difference between const and the val keyword, I

Answer 1

const kotlin to Java

const val Car_1 = "BUGATTI" // final static String Car_1 = "BUGATTI";

val kotlin to Java

val Car_1 = "BUGATTI"   // final String Car_1 = "BUGATTI";

In simple Language

1. The value of the const variable is known at compile time.
2. The value of val is used to define constants at run time.

Example 1-

const val Car_1 = "BUGATTI" ✔  
val Car_2 = getCar() ✔    
const val Car_3 = getCar() ❌ 

//Because the function will not get executed at the compile time so it will through error

fun getCar(): String {
    return "BUGATTI"
}

This is because getCar() is evaluated at run time and assigns the value to Car.

Additionally -

1. val is read-only means immutable that is known at run-time
2. var is mutable that is known at run-time
3. const are immutable and variables that are known at compile-time