Why can't I change the values in the pair:
var p: Pair<Int, String> = Pair(5, "Test")
p.first = 3
Error under p.first: Val cannot be reassigned
Kotlin: How to modify a value in a pair?
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Pair, like most data classes, is immutable. Its definition is effectively
data class Pair<out A, out B>(val first: A, val second: B)
If it were mutable, it could not be covariant in out A and out B, nor would it be safe to use as a Map key.
However, like other data classes, it can be copied with changes.
p = p.copy(first = 3)
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