is there a way to skip the expect/actual for one p...

# multiplatform

[Chrys]

is there a way to skip the expect/actual for one platform. Say I have an expected class but only actual implementaion for android and web, and want to skip the jvm implementation for that specific class

[zsmb]

What do you expect to happen when that code is called on the JVM?

[Jacob Ras]

https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-optional-expectation/

[Chrys]

I'd have same models for jvm defined in the backend module itself

[Chrys]

That's to overcome an issue with annotation processors I described in my previous main post

[russhwolf]

You can define a source set that's shared between only web and android, and put your expect declaration there. Or you can use an interface instead of expect class. Optional expectation won't help you because it can only be used for annotations.

[Chrys]

got any example use oof optional expectation? I did get your last sentence: " it can only be used for annotations"

[russhwolf]

If you do @OptionalExpectation expect annotation class Foo then you don't need to do actual annotation class Foo for every platform. But you can't do @OptionalExpection expect class Foo if Foo is not an annotation class

[russhwolf]

It lets you do @Foo in common without having an implementation for Foo for all platforms. But that's the only use case

[Chrys]

so it's not for type of class?

[russhwolf]

It's only for annotation class

[Chrys]

thanks