Does extending a sealed class cause recursion

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sealed class MySealedClass {
  data class MyDataClassInsideSealed(): MySealedClass()
}

Wouldn't this cause an infinite loop?

Why it cause an infinite loop. The main purpose of sealed class is to restrict the class hierarchies — Muhammad Ahmed, Apr 18 '21 at 22:10

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 19 '21 at 02:52

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No, this does not cause an infinite loop. A sealed class is abstract by itself, it cannot be instantiated directly. Therefore it doesn't really contain itself, in the way you are thinking.

answered Apr 19 '21 at 02:52

Jeff Padgett

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