How can I get the `kClass` instance for the type of a nullable variable without using reified generi...

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[CLOVIS]

How can I get the kClass instance for the type of a nullable variable without using reified generics?

fun <T : Any?> classOf(value: T): KClass<T & Any> = 
    TODO("what to put here??")

such that:

val value: Int? = 5

returns Int::class ?

I can't use value::class because that's forbidden for nullable values

[Gleb Minaev]

Formally, I don't understand what do you expect when null is provided. I mean, what is the `null`'s class? null has type Nothing? but it's not a class.

[Daniel Pitts]

What's the aversion to using a reified type? Are you trying to get the specific subclass if it isn't a null?

inline fun <reified T : Any> classOf(value: T?): KClass<out T> = value?.let { it::class } ?: T::class

[CLOVIS]

@Gleb Minaev you're right. That makes sense.