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1

What is the difference between :

fun one () {
two ()
}
fun two () {
println ( 2 )
}
fun main () {
one ()
}

And

fun main () {
fun one () {
two ()
}
fun two () {
println ( 2 ) }
one ()
}

And why we get an error when we put the one fun and two fun inside the main function

2

In the first case one() and two() are top-level functions, which are available anywhere (or only within the file if they were private).

In the second case one() and two() are local functions, which are only available within the function they are declared in, main() in your case.

As for the error you are getting it is caused by how local functions are implemented in the JVM, but to sum up you have to declare a local function before using it. Something like this:

fun main() {
    fun two() {
        println(2)
    }

    fun one() {
        two()
    }

    one()
}
3

@bahaabauomyus
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