Kotlin Returned variable doesnt get passed-CodePudding

I'm new to Kotlin and I tried to search for a solution but I can't find one. I have these function that is inherited from an interface, and when I try to return the variable to fill up the empty variable it doesn't get passed from info 4. can someone please help me why it doesn't get passed?

class chooseRace(): adventuringBasics {

    override val variable: String = " "

    override fun PrintOut() {
        println("Your race is $variable")
    }

    override fun info2(selects: String) {
    }

    override fun info6(lvl: Int) {
    }


    override fun info3(last: String) {
    }

    //Race Selector
    override fun info4(type: Int):String {
        when (type) {
            1 -> variable == "Human"
            2 -> variable == "Orc"
            3 -> variable == "Elf"
            4 -> variable == "Demon Kin"
            5 -> variable == "Beast Folk"
            else -> variable == "None Chosen"
        }
        return variable;
    }

    override fun info5(selects: Int) {
    }
}

CodePudding user response：

Do the following:

override fun info4(type: Int):String {
    variable = when (type) {
        1 -> "Human"
        2 -> "Orc"
        3 -> "Elf"
        4 -> "Demon Kin"
        5 -> "Beast Folk"
        else -> "None Chosen"
    }
    return variable;
}

This will work, but just like @Alex just added as a comment to your question the class design does not seem right. Consider rework it.