Is there a way to get a reference a specific const...

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[Vladyslav Sitalo]

Is there a way to get a reference a specific constructor?
I.e. if I have

class Foo(val Bar: String, val Fizz: String = "Buzz")

then when I do ::Foo, I’d get a reference to a 2 argument constructor (as it’s considered primary, as I understand), is there a way for me to get a reference to the constructor with 1 argument (besides e.g. getting all constructors and filtering them on that criteria)?

[diesieben07]

In your example there is only one constructor. If you have two, you can specify type of the resulting variable and you'll get the one you want:

class A {
    constructor(x: String)

    constructor(): this("hello")
}

val c: () -> A = ::A // reference to no-arg constructor

[Vladyslav Sitalo]

ah, so the version with default parameter filled in is not considered a separate constructor? I see.

Thanks for the suggestion!

[diesieben07]

Yeah to get that one you'll have to use an explicit lambda.