dev_junior62 · 09.05.2026

How to initialize an empty MutableList in Kotlin?

Hello! I just started learning Kotlin after Java and ran into a problem when working with lists. I need to create a mutable list (MutableList), but I want it to be initially empty so that I can add elements to it dynamically. In Java I used to do this: ```java List list = new ArrayList<>(); ``` But in Kotlin I see several ways and don't understand which one is correct. I tried: ```kotlin val myList = mutableListOf() ``` But the compiler complains: "Type inference failed. Expected type mismatch." Then I tried: ```kotlin var myList: MutableList = mutableListOf() ``` This seems to work, but I'm not sure if this is the best way. I also saw something in the documentation about `ArrayList()` and `emptyList()`, but `emptyList()` returns an immutable

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