Recently learned that typealiases make Java constr...
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Sam
02/21/2025, 9:26 AMRecently learned that typealiases make Java constructors work with named arguments, which surprised me. Anyone know if it's a documented feature?
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val e1 = java.util.NoSuchElementException(null) // ❌ overload resolution ambiguity
val e2 = java.util.NoSuchElementException(cause = null) // ❌ "can't be called with the arguments supplied"
typealias NoSuchElementException = java.util.NoSuchElementException
val e3 = NoSuchElementException(cause = null) // ✅ apparently fine?👀 5
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Robert Williams
02/21/2025, 10:42 AMMight be this quite old bug (fixed in K2) https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KTIJ-12824
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Sam
02/21/2025, 10:44 AMThanks! 🤦 I should have checked that it actually compiles and runs, instead of just taking the IDE's word for it. Looks like it does indeed fail to compile.
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