Why can't we use protected access modifier in Singleton class (object) for Kotlin

Question

Why can't we use protected access modifier in Singleton class for Kotlin . We can use the protected access modifier in Java class but when it comes to kotlin , this does not work out .

Answer 1

In Kotlin you cannot inherit from a singleton object, that's why protected modifier is useless, since protected modifier opens functions/properties for this class and subclasses only.

Answer 2

You can't inherit from an object in Kotlin, so protected modifier does not make any sense. In Java, there is no such thing as singleton at language level, it's just a class with some specific logic