How would I get the class of a KSPropertyDeclaration I can s

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How would I get the class of a KSPropertyDeclaration I can see `it type resolve ` is a `KSType` and I see `isAssignableFrom KSType ` but still not sure how to compare it to a `KClass` like `Module class java`

yigit · Answer

you need to get the type from the KSClass

yigit · Answer

you can use asStarProjectedType

Jiaxiang · Answer

Also `KSType declaration` will direct you to the `KSClass` of that type However it is recommended to use `KSType` for comparing to handle subtypee i e use the approach above

Fabio · Answer

but how do I get the KSClass from both KSType on one object and KClass on the other object

yigit · Answer

what is `object`

yigit · Answer

oh

yigit · Answer

you can use `Resolver getClassDeclarationByName qalified name of Module ` and then get type from it as `asStarProjectedType`

yigit · Answer

if you want to find the class of a type then you can use its declaration but as < Jiaxiang> mentioned it is best to use types for type checking unless you have a case where you don t want to accept subtypes etc

Fabio · Answer

I made my code work but not sure if this is a code smell ``` val moduleKsType = org koin core module Module class java let object KSName override fun asString String = it canonicalName override fun getQualifier String = Not important override fun getShortName String = it simpleName let resolver getClassDeclarationByName it asStarProjectedType ```

Fabio · Answer

and then to check for the type of a given `val d KSPropertyDeclaration` I m doing ``` d type resolve declaration == moduleKsType declaration```

Fabio · Answer

which in a non ksp project would be equivalent of using the `is` keyword as in ` obj is org koin core module Module`

Jiaxiang · Answer

you can simply use `resolver getClassDeclarationByName name String ` function which will accept a string for name so you don t have to create that long statement for creating a dummy `KSName` object

Jiaxiang · Answer

Alternatively if you prefer using reflection there is also a function `fun lt reified T gt Resolver getClassDeclarationByName ` which will help

yigit · Answer

It wouldn t be equal to is check because is check would accept subclasses but i guess you don t have subclasses here

Fabio · Answer

at this moment I m not worried with subclasses probably much later after the POC is ready