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Why do inline classes do implement toString  using the wrapper and not just the value. E.g. in
```@JvmInline
value class Area(val name: String)```
"Area(name=foo)" instead of "foo". Aren't they meant to provide just some typesafe wrapper while inline the value whenever possible?

It does still inline the value, value classes generate a static toString/hashCode/equals which takes the wrapped value as a parameter.

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I would agree that a return value.toString() might be a better choice for value classes

I disagree. even if it uses the same underlying representation, a value class is a separate type

That is why in Python there is separate `str` and `repr` :stuck_out_tongue:
<https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/str-vs-repr-in-python/>