How can I access

::class

of a nullable reference? I can do it this way:

nullableVal?.let { it::class }

but I would like to know if there is a shorter version. It's a shame I can't just

nullableVal?::class

instead, like I can with

nullableVal?.javaClass

😅

You could write extension property. Smth like this: val Any?.klass : KClass? get() = if (this == null) null else this::class

Thanks for the tip. I was wondering if anything similar is already in the stdlib though 🙂

Technically, there's

?.javaClass?.kotlin

but that's definitely kinda goofy-looking

https://github.com/Kotlin/KEEP/blob/master/proposals/bound-callable-references.md#restrictions for why there is currently no

?::