If all I want from reflection is `any::class.simpl...

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[krtko]

If all I want from reflection is any::class.simpleName, does that still require including the Kotlin Reflection jar?

[Fleshgrinder]

Yes, but you can always use Java reflection.

[krtko]

All I need is for a class to return its simple name, but its within a MPP context

[krtko]

I suppose I can write a simple Expect method exposing that instead of including the reflection jar

[Dico]

I don't think you need the reflect lib for that actually

[Dico]

Perhaps that's only the case in JVM

[Fleshgrinder]

https://github.com/JetBrains/kotlin/blob/master/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/reflect/KClass.kt seems you're right, simpleName is directly defined in the stdlib.

[krtko]

I thought the same thing but it crashed on Android

[Fleshgrinder]

The qualifiedName also doesn't work in JS...