Getting error while dealing with getter and setter in kotlin

Question

I have define the data class as:

  data class chatModel(var context:Context?) {

      var chatManger:ChatManager?=null
            //getter
        get() = chat         


        

Answer 1

You call the setter inside of the setter.. a.k.a. infinite loop:

    set(value) {
        /* execute setter logic */
        chatManger = value
    }

Inside a property getter or setter there is an additional variable available: field. This represents the java backing field of that property.

    get() = field
    set(value) {
        field = value
    }

With a regular var property, these getters and setters are auto-generated. So, this is default behaviour and you don't have to override getter / setter if all you do is set the value to a field.