Static initialisation block in Kotlin

Question

What is the equivalent of a static initialisation block in Kotlin?

I understand that Kotlin is designed to not have static things. I am looking for something with equiva

Answer 1

companion object  { 
    // Example for a static variable
    internal var REQUEST_CODE: Int? = 500

    // Example for a static method
    fun callToCheck(value: String): String {
        // your code
    }
}

An object declaration inside a class can be marked with the companion keyword.And under this we can use like java static method and variable.LIke classname.methodname or classname.variablename