Delegated properties in Kotlin allow you to delegate the responsibility of getting and setting a property to another object. This can help reduce boilerplate code and enhance readability. A common use case is using the `lazy` delegate for lazy initialization of properties, which ensures the property is only computed when accessed for the first time.
class User { var name: String by lazy { println("Computing name...") "John Doe" } } fun main() { val user = User() println(user.name) // Triggers lazy initialization println(user.name) // Uses cached value }