As you all know, a variable is a container that is used for storing value. In Kotlin, you can declare variables using two keywords-
val keyword is used to create a read-only variable. Variable created using val keyword is equivalent to a final variable in Java. You must initialize variable at the time of creation.
Syntax
val variable_name = value OR val variable_name: DataType = value
When data type of a variable is not specified, then its data type is inferred from the value assigned to it.
Example
val numberofballs = 6 numberofballs = 8 // It will give compile-time error
As you can see above, when we try to change the value of numberofballs variable it will give compilation error.
If you want to create a variable whose value can be changed to another value simply by reassigning it, then use var keyword.
Syntax
var variable_name: DataType OR var variable_name: DataType = value OR var variable_name = value
Example
var numberofballs = 6 numberofballs = 8
Note- Initializing variable at the point of creation is optional. Example-
var mobile: String
mobile = "Samsung Galaxy"