guys, I need to emulate java static method in my kotlin code. I tried to use compain object, but see...

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[evkaky]

guys, I need to emulate java static method in my kotlin code.
I tried to use compain object, but seems it’s a wrong choice:

class MyClass {
	companion object {
		fun myCoolStaticMethod() {

		}
	}
}

Java library (junit 5), which expects existing of static method myCoolStaticMethod tell me, that there is no such method in MyClass
What I’am doing wrong?

[kevinmost]

evkaky: it only gets exported as an actual static function if you annotate the function with @JvmStatic

[evkaky]

wow, thank you, my kotlin-friend

[j_kapp]

Kotlin doesn't support static methods, this should only be used to make Kotlin code work with Java code.

[kevinmost]

Yes, by doing this you lose out on some of the nice things that you can do because the functions are non-static. Namely, that you can have method inheritance and that they can be implemented on your companion object off a superclass or interface

[kevinmost]

it's definitely required when you have Java libraries that are expecting a static method to be there though, like with JUnit