Given a class like `data class Foo(val foo: String)` is there an easy way to serialize it into just ...

# serialization

[Karlo Lozovina]

Given a class like data class Foo(val foo: String) is there an easy way to serialize it into just a string, not an object like {"foo": "SomeString"} ? without writing a custom serializer...

[Javier]

inline classes

[Javier]

or value classes in Kotlin 1.5.0

[Javier]

well, I haven't tried the second one personally

[Javier]

https://youtu.be/LpqvtgibbsQ▾

[Javier]

min 6:20 approx

[Karlo Lozovina]

forgot to note that I'm already using inline classes, but there a few cases when it doesn't work - with lateinit properties...

[Javier]

but toString shouldn't show that properties, no?