given that ```val sClass: KClass = String::class``...

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[Stephan Schroeder]

given that

val sClass: KClass = String::class

gives me the KClass for String, how do I get the KClass for String? ?
I tried

val nsClass: KClass = String?::class

but that doesn’t compile.

[diesieben07]

There is no KClass for String?, as String? is not a class. If you want to represent String? at runtime you need a KType. You can use createType(nullable = true) for that.
https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin.reflect.full/create-type.html

[SackCastellon]

You can also use typeOf<String?>()
https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin.reflect/type-of.html