Guys how do i change function to make it get `T` f...

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[APXEOLOG]

Guys how do i change function to make it get T from the klass?

fun <T> getProperty(klass: KClass<*>): T? {
        return properties.find { it::class == klass } as T?
    }

Right now it's working as entity.getProperty<String>(String::class) and i want entity.getProperty(String::class)

[nestserau]

It should work if you assign it to a variable of type String. Otherwise it cannot infer the correct type.

[APXEOLOG]

Can i make it infer same type as klass?

[diesieben07]

fun <T : Any> getProperty(klass: KClass<T>)

[diesieben07]

Alternatively (or additionally if you want): inline fun <reified T : Any> getProperty(), then you can just do T::class inside the function.

[APXEOLOG]

Oh, you saved my day! Didn't find that <T : Any> in generics docs

[nestserau]

Will T::class work despite type erasure?

[APXEOLOG]

T::class works with reified inline func

[APXEOLOG]

But i cannot use inline func because some data inside is private

[nestserau]

That’s cool in comparison with Java

[APXEOLOG]

Yes, that's a nice thing

[spand]

You can have a function that takes KClass as a parameter and an inline function that calls that