is there a way i can use the `class` of my generic...

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[damian]

is there a way i can use the class of my generic? my construct looks like this:

abstract class Base<T: Parent> {
 val something: MyGenericClass<T>(T::class.java)
}

but it says i cant use T as reified type parameter and should use a class instead.

[snrostov]

T will be erased at runtime, so T will be not known inside Base instance

[karelpeeters]

You could create a factory function with a reified type parameter that calls the constructor with the class instance.