If I need to pass the current JVM class to a stati...

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[Edoardo Luppi]

If I need to pass the current JVM class to a static method but I don't really have a class, is this the only way to do it? See image.

[kralli]

It there a specific reason for why you want your icons to be accessible on top-level? If not, maybe using an object could solve this problem and keep the top-level domain from being polluted.

[Edoardo Luppi]

@kralli not really a reason tbh. It's that I started that way and... we are here 😅

[kralli]

object CCIcons {

    @JvmField val ICON = getIcon("/test.svg", CCIcons::class.java)
}

[Edoardo Luppi]

@kralli and I cannot change it as I have external dependencies on those.

[Edoardo Luppi]

@kralli yep! That would be the correct refactoring, but maybe there is a way to avoid it

[kralli]

So you’re using the top-level variables from Kotlin in a different module?

[kralli]

Or only from Java?

[Edoardo Luppi]

@kralli to be specific, that code comes from an IntelliJ plugin. And I have other plugins depending on those top level definitions (both Java and Kotlin)

[Edoardo Luppi]

@kralli maybe I'm lucky. Since I have named that JVM file CCIcons I can refactor as you showed without losing binary compatibility.

[kralli]

That’s why I brought it up, though this does only apply to binary compatibility. In Kotlin it will obviously make a difference.

[kralli]

so no source code compatibility in Kotlin

[Edoardo Luppi]

@kralli that's fine. I'll give this a try! Thanks!