does anyone know how to make this <https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/feature-request-typealias-for-ex...

# multiplatform

[pguardiola]

does anyone know how to make this https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/feature-request-typealias-for-expected-types/20054 work? any other ideas?

[kpgalligan]

For those exact classes? The approach generally works. The abstract part I was unaware of: “In Android, Uri is an abstract class, and an abstract class cannot currently actualize a final/open class.”

[pguardiola]

yeah that's correct i'm running into compiling issues

[pguardiola]

i'm going to try to use Ktor's url

[pguardiola]

it feels like i can't create Ktor Url from platform side, do you know? would using Uri on android and NSURL on ios resolve as ktor Url, for context i'm exposing Url in commonMain in a public api @kpgalligan

[pguardiola]

it seems that's not an option unfortunately

[pguardiola]

it seems i'll need to work with String