How to return different type for a getter property in kotlin

Question

I am trying to return a different type from a getter of a cretin filed.

private val _isDeviceConnectedToTheInernet = MutableLiveData<Boolean>()
val isDeviceConnectedToTheInernet : LiveData<Boolean>
get() =_isDeviceConnectedToTheInernet.value

but kotlin's compiler telling me that "getter return type must be equal to the type of the property" so is there an option to return value of a different type, or i should just write new function to get it's type?

Answer 1

The getter should return _isDeviceConnectedToTheInternet ,without the .value .

private val _isDeviceConnectedToTheInernet = MutableLiveData<Boolean>()
val isDeviceConnectedToTheInernet : LiveData<Boolean>
    get() =_isDeviceConnectedToTheInernet

Option 2:

private val _isDeviceConnectedToTheInernet = MutableLiveData<Boolean>()
val isDeviceConnectedToTheInernet : Boolean?
    get() =_isDeviceConnectedToTheInernet.value