Hi, I keep seeing intents with java classes as an argument, but I'm not sure how to use a Kotlin one...

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[Tyler]

Hi, I keep seeing intents with java classes as an argument, but I'm not sure how to use a Kotlin one instead?
val i = Intent(this, ExampleJavaClass::class.java)

[karelpeeters]

That's the code for a Kotlin class too.

[karelpeeters]

::class.java doesn't mean "this is a Java class", it means "give me a java.lang.Class instead of a `KClass`".

[karelpeeters]

(for next time, there's #android for android-specific Kotlin questions)

[Tyler]

ahh sorry, I thought it was so basic that I should be asking here 😕

[arekolek]

to add to above, Intent constructor expects Class not KClass, that's why you need to use ::class.java

[karelpeeters]

Sure, this question was a bit of a grey area, it was just a tip.