Hey I am working on a library in Kotlin In this library, if I have some variable inside `companion ...

# android

[Tarun]

Hey I am working on a library in Kotlin

In this library, if I have some variable inside companion object, than those variable are treated as static in Java

But when I try to access those variable in a java project, which is using library, It is like :

MyClass.Companion.abcVariable

I searched and found I had to append @JvmStatic in front of variable so that java can access it directly like :

MyClass.abcVariable

This works for classes but for interfaces it requires a min API level of 24 and my Min API level is 21

Is there any other way to directly access companion object variables for interface in API projects supporting min API level less than 24 like :

MyClass.abcVariable

[gildor]

Mark your variable as @JvmField or as const (if it’s possible for your case), otherwise your property will be compiled to interface default method (java 8 required) and it doesn’t work on old Android

[Tarun]

For Properties :
-const is working for constants
-@JvmField is not working for properties and is giving compile time error as JvmField can not be applied to a property inside companion object


For functions in companion object
None of these two are working

I need something for properties as well as functions

[gildor]

is not working for properties

What do you mean? yes, of course JvmField converts property to field, but it works: Kotlin will generate raw JVM field instead of property (field + getter) and this is your only solution

[gildor]

oh, I got what you mean, you have an interface

[Tarun]

Yes, I am working on `interface`and i needed something that works for both companion object member variables and functions

[gildor]

Probably this is not possible to do. I would create issue for that kotl.in/issue

[Tarun]

thanks for that,
can you provide me issue link to track it?

[gildor]

I didn’t create. I would do that on your place %)

[Tarun]

sure
my apologies for misunderstanding that
Will do that rightaway