thanks <@U7V8BA8RJ>, i actually ended up doing thi...

# codereview

[tipsy]

thanks @Pavlo Liapota, i actually ended up doing this:

private val converters = mapOf<Class<*>, (String) -> Any>(
        Int::class.java to { s -> s.toInt() },
        Integer::class.java to { s -> s.toInt() },
        Double::class.java to { s -> s.toDouble() },
        Long::class.java to { s -> s.toLong() },
        Date::class.java to { s -> Date(s) }
)

fun <T> getAs(clazz: Class<T>, converter: ((String) -> T)? = null): T {
    val c = converter ?: converters[clazz] ?: throw IllegalArgumentException("Can't auto-cast to $clazz. Add a converter as a second argument.")
    return try {
        c.invoke(value)
    } catch (e: Exception) {
        ...
    } as T
}

[gildor]

also can be reified

[tipsy]

i have a reified version calling this one

[tipsy]

need to support java too