if i’m using a k/n dynamic library from C, is there a way to go from an `Any` struct to a primitive ...

# kotlin-native

[Michael Bryant]

if i’m using a k/n dynamic library from C, is there a way to go from an Any struct to a primitive type? For example, if I know a particular instance of Any contains an int, how can i get it out of the Any struct? I tried int l = *(int *) kotlin_any.pinned;, which doesn’t appear to work

[olonho]

Just write a method in Kotlin doing conversion and call it

[Michael Bryant]

yeah, i know i could do that. but i’m trying to write a single boilerplate method to get items of many types from kotlin lists. as it stands, i have to write getIntFromList, getFloatFromList, getStringFromList, etc

[olonho]

Or have getElement returning Any and create convertors anyToXXX