Hi. If I have a KClass<T>, how do I safely ...

# reflect

[natpryce]

Hi. If I have a KClass<T>, how do I safely cast a value of type Any to a value of type T? I’m looking for a dynamic equivalent to the as? operator.

[udalov]

There's KClass.cast, but it's JVM-only
https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin.reflect.full/cast.html

[natpryce]

Yes, I should say… this is a multiplatform project.

[natpryce]

For some reason, KClass.cast is not available in JavaScript, although using a reified type parameter with as? works.