```fun JsonObject.get<reified T : Enum<T>...

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[Michael Langford]

fun JsonObject.get<reified T : Enum<T>>(key: T): JsonElement {
  return this.get(key.name)
}

Hi there, I'm trying to make a generic function that helps make my json parsing a little easier. I'm trying to make it so I can pass any enum, rather than having to make a specific copy of this method for each of the decoding enums I'm using.

It seems I'm messing up the syntax for saying "key is a value of some enum type".

This is the only way I'm using this (to get the name of the key item), so I don't actually care if it's reified if I don't need to do so to implement this function.

Can anyone steer me towards how to write this correctly?

Non generic version:

fun JsonObject.get(key: EntryTypeAADeserializer.CodingKeys): JsonElement {
  return this.get(key.name)
}

[Sam]

Nearly there, just move the generic parameter before the method name!

fun <T: Enum<T>> JsonObject.get(key: T): JsonElement {
  return this.get(key.name)
}

[Sam]

(You don't need the reified)

[Michael Langford]

thanks sam!