# Override (java) interface 'get' fun with value

**URL:** <https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/override-java-interface-get-fun-with-value/1850>\
**Category:** Language Design\
**Created:** [July 7, 2016, 12:01pm UTC](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/override-java-interface-get-fun-with-value/1850 "2016-07-07T12:01:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![fab1an](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.kotlinlang.org/fab1an/32/1934_2.png) [@fab1an](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/u/fab1an)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2016, 12:01pm UTC](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/override-java-interface-get-fun-with-value/1850/1 "2016-07-07T12:01:50Z")

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The following is currently not possible, would it make sense though? Especially when dealing with java-interfaces?

```
interface Test {
    fun getName(): String;
}

class MyImpl : Test {
    override val name = "a";
}

```

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**Author:** ![yole](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.kotlinlang.org/yole/32/1425_2.png) [@yole](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/u/yole)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2016, 12:05pm UTC](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/override-java-interface-get-fun-with-value/1850/2 "2016-07-07T12:05:05Z")

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See [https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-6653](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-6653) for the feature request and related discussion.