variables: any declaration
val someVariable: String = "some variable"
parameters: variables within method/class declaration
fun someMethod (someParameter: String) {...}
class SomeClass (someParameter: String){...}
arguments: variables passed into a method/class call
var somevariable = someMethod(someArgument)
val someClass = SomeClass(someArgument)
property: variable declared within a class
class SomeClass(val someParameter: String){
//use parameter in class as property
...
}
/*
Note
Source:
https://developer.android.com/codelabs/
basic-android-kotlin-compose-classes-and-objects?
continue=https%3A%2F%2Fdeveloper.android.com%2Fcourses%2Fpathways%2Fandroid-basics-compose-unit-2-pathway-1%23codelab-https%3A%2F%2Fdeveloper.android.com%2Fcodelabs%2Fbasic-android-kotlin-compose-classes-and-objects#6
"If constructor doesn't specify whether the properties are
mutable or immutable, it means that the parameters are
merely constructor parameters instead of class properties.
You won't be able to use them in the class, but simply
pass them to the superclass constructor."
*/
class SubClass(deviceName: String, deviceCategory: String) :
SuperClass(name = deviceName, category = deviceCategory) {
}