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what's the best way to do an `is` style check when the type is erased (and i can't use `reified`)?  is it to take in a `KClass` as an arg and do something like: ```fun&lt;T&gt; matches(value: KClass&lt;V&gt;): Boolean = Class::class.java.kotlin == value```  and call it via `matches(MyClass::class.java.kotlin)`?

Do you really really need the `is` check to happen?

i do, it's for a predicate that's based on an instance check

You're solution is close but it doesn't handle subclasses.

I'm not a pro at reflection-y stuff either. :sweat_smile: I tend to avoid it.

i had used reified with inlining--which does work, but unfortunately ran into a bug similar to this one <https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-32749>

yeah good catch on the subclass thing, i would want those to match

```
fun matches(value: Any, type: KClass&lt;*&gt;): Boolean =
    type.java.isAssignableFrom(value::class.java)
```

You can use `KClass&lt;*&gt;`’s `isInstance(Any?)` which is basically a dynamic `is`.