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What is Kotlin's sealed interface and how is it different from sealed class?
Updated May 16, 2026
Short answer
Sealed interfaces allow multiple inheritance-like modeling compared to sealed classes.
Deep explanation
Sealed interfaces (introduced in Kotlin 1.5+) allow multiple implementations while maintaining restricted hierarchies. Unlike sealed classes, which enforce single inheritance, sealed interfaces support more flexible modeling especially for domain modeling.
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