How would I go about implementing something like t...

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[martmists]

How would I go about implementing something like this:

fun <R> convertTo(): R {
    return convertImpl()
}

fun convertImpl(): Int {
    // ...
}

fun convertImpl(): String {
    // ...
}

Is there an easy way to do it or will I have to just use a when statement and make R reified and add a branch for each implemented type?

[Joffrey]

If it were the other way around I guess polymorphism would be best, but since in your case the call site is supposed to decide the output type, you might want a when on the reified R class.