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Is there an easy to to get the `Class`/`KClass` object of a top-level .kt file?

What's a top level file? What if it only has functions? What if it has multiple classes in it?

Suppose you declare a file named `Util.kt` with
```fun foo() { ... }
fun bar() { ... }```
In Java you'd be able to access these by writing
```UtilKt.foo()```
And you'd also be able to get the class:
```UtilKt.class```
Can I do the same in Kotlin?

I understand that this isn't appropriate for other backends... but I'm surprised I can't do this even specifically for Kotlin/JVM

I guess the wrapping class only exists so that Java can use such declarations, but is not supposed to exist from Kotlin's point of view. What is your ultimate goal here? What do you want to achieve with this class instance?

I would like to list all of the utility functions in `UtilKt.class` reflectively, e.g.
```UtilKt::class.declaredFunctions```

not even
```Class.forName("UtilKt").kotlin.declaredFunctions```
will work, as "UtilKt" is not a *Kotlin* class, it is a Kotlin *file facade* class

you may be interested in following
<https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-21599>
<https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-16479>
but it doesn't look like there's any plans for them

Thank you! I've bookmaked those issues for now :slightly_smiling_face: