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

Both val and const are immutable.

const is used to declare compile-time constants, whereas val for run-time constants.

const val VENDOR_NAME = "Kifayat Pashteen"  // Assignment done at compile-time

val PICon = getIP()  // Assignment done at run-time