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KClass

interface KClass<T : Any> : 
    KDeclarationContainer, 
    KAnnotatedElement, 
    KClassifier

Represents a class and provides introspection capabilities. Instances of this class are obtainable by the ::class syntax. See the Kotlin language documentation for more information.

Parameters

T - the type of the class.

Properties

constructors

abstract val constructors: Collection<KFunction<T>>

All constructors declared in this class.

isAbstract

abstract val isAbstract: Boolean

true if this class is abstract.

isCompanion

abstract val isCompanion: Boolean

true if this class is a companion object. See the Kotlin language documentation for more information.

isData

abstract val isData: Boolean

true if this class is a data class. See the Kotlin language documentation for more information.

isFinal

abstract val isFinal: Boolean

true if this class is final.

isInner

abstract val isInner: Boolean

true if this class is an inner class. See the Kotlin language documentation for more information.

isOpen

abstract val isOpen: Boolean

true if this class is open.

isSealed

abstract val isSealed: Boolean

true if this class is sealed. See the Kotlin language documentation for more information.

members

abstract val members: Collection<KCallable<*>>

All functions and properties accessible in this class, including those declared in this class and all of its superclasses. Does not include constructors.

nestedClasses

abstract val nestedClasses: Collection<KClass<*>>

All classes declared inside this class. This includes both inner and static nested classes.

objectInstance

abstract val objectInstance: T?

The instance of the object declaration, or null if this class is not an object declaration.

qualifiedName

abstract val qualifiedName: String?

The fully qualified dot-separated name of the class, or null if the class is local or it is an anonymous object literal.

simpleName

abstract val simpleName: String?

The simple name of the class as it was declared in the source code, or null if the class has no name (if, for example, it is an anonymous object literal).

supertypes

abstract val supertypes: List<KType>

The list of immediate supertypes of this class, in the order they are listed in the source code.

typeParameters

abstract val typeParameters: List<KTypeParameter>

The list of type parameters of this class. This list does not include type parameters of outer classes.

visibility

abstract val visibility: KVisibility?

Visibility of this class, or null if its visibility cannot be represented in Kotlin.

Inherited Properties

annotations

abstract val annotations: List<Annotation>

Annotations which are present on this element.

Functions

equals

abstract fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean

Returns true if this KClass instance represents the same Kotlin class as the class represented by other. On JVM this means that all of the following conditions are satisfied:

hashCode

abstract fun hashCode(): Int

Returns a hash code value for the object. The general contract of hashCode is:

isInstance

abstract fun isInstance(value: Any?): Boolean

Returns true if value is an instance of this class on a given platform.

Extension Properties

allSuperclasses

val KClass<*>.allSuperclasses: Collection<KClass<*>>

All superclasses of this class, including indirect ones, in no particular order. Includes superclasses and superinterfaces of the class, but does not include the class itself. The returned collection does not contain more than one instance of any given class.

allSupertypes

val KClass<*>.allSupertypes: Collection<KType>

All supertypes of this class, including indirect ones, in no particular order. There is not more than one type in the returned collection that has any given classifier.

companionObject

val KClass<*>.companionObject: KClass<*>?

Returns a KClass instance representing the companion object of a given class, or null if the class doesn't have a companion object.

companionObjectInstance

val KClass<*>.companionObjectInstance: Any?

Returns an instance of the companion object of a given class, or null if the class doesn't have a companion object.

declaredFunctions

val KClass<*>.declaredFunctions: Collection<KFunction<*>>

Returns all functions declared in this class. If this is a Java class, it includes all non-static methods (both extensions and non-extensions) declared in the class and the superclasses, as well as static methods declared in the class.

declaredMemberExtensionFunctions

val KClass<*>.declaredMemberExtensionFunctions: Collection<KFunction<*>>

Returns extension functions declared in this class.

declaredMemberExtensionProperties

val <T : Any> KClass<T>.declaredMemberExtensionProperties: Collection<KProperty2<T, *, *>>

Returns extension properties declared in this class.

declaredMemberFunctions

val KClass<*>.declaredMemberFunctions: Collection<KFunction<*>>

Returns non-extension non-static functions declared in this class.

declaredMemberProperties

val <T : Any> KClass<T>.declaredMemberProperties: Collection<KProperty1<T, *>>

Returns non-extension properties declared in this class.

declaredMembers

val KClass<*>.declaredMembers: Collection<KCallable<*>>

Returns all functions and properties declared in this class. Does not include members declared in supertypes.

defaultType

val KClass<*>.defaultType: KType

Returns a type corresponding to the given class with type parameters of that class substituted as the corresponding arguments. For example, for class MyMap<K, V> defaultType would return the type MyMap<K, V>.

functions

val KClass<*>.functions: Collection<KFunction<*>>

Returns all functions declared in this class, including all non-static methods declared in the class and the superclasses, as well as static methods declared in the class.

java

val <T> KClass<T>.java: Class<T>

Returns a Java Class instance corresponding to the given KClass instance.

javaClass

val <T : Any> KClass<T>.javaClass: Class<KClass<T>>

javaObjectType

val <T : Any> KClass<T>.javaObjectType: Class<T>

Returns a Java Class instance corresponding to the given KClass instance. In case of primitive types it returns corresponding wrapper classes.

javaPrimitiveType

val <T : Any> KClass<T>.javaPrimitiveType: Class<T>?

Returns a Java Class instance representing the primitive type corresponding to the given KClass if it exists.

js

val <T : Any> KClass<T>.js: JsClass<T>

Obtains a constructor reference for the given KClass.

jvmName

val KClass<*>.jvmName: String

Returns the JVM name of the class represented by this KClass instance.

memberExtensionFunctions

val KClass<*>.memberExtensionFunctions: Collection<KFunction<*>>

Returns extension functions declared in this class and all of its superclasses.

memberExtensionProperties

val <T : Any> KClass<T>.memberExtensionProperties: Collection<KProperty2<T, *, *>>

Returns extension properties declared in this class and all of its superclasses.

memberFunctions

val KClass<*>.memberFunctions: Collection<KFunction<*>>

Returns non-extension non-static functions declared in this class and all of its superclasses.

memberProperties

val <T : Any> KClass<T>.memberProperties: Collection<KProperty1<T, *>>

Returns non-extension properties declared in this class and all of its superclasses.

primaryConstructor

val <T : Any> KClass<T>.primaryConstructor: KFunction<T>?

Returns the primary constructor of this class, or null if this class has no primary constructor. See the Kotlin language documentation for more information.

starProjectedType

val KClassifier.starProjectedType: KType

Creates an instance of KType with the given classifier, substituting all its type parameters with star projections. The resulting type is not marked as nullable and does not have any annotations.

staticFunctions

val KClass<*>.staticFunctions: Collection<KFunction<*>>

Returns static functions declared in this class.

staticProperties

val KClass<*>.staticProperties: Collection<KProperty0<*>>

Returns static properties declared in this class. Only properties representing static fields of Java classes are considered static.

superclasses

val KClass<*>.superclasses: List<KClass<*>>

Immediate superclasses of this class, in the order they are listed in the source code. Includes superclasses and superinterfaces of the class, but does not include the class itself.

Extension Functions

cast

fun <T : Any> KClass<T>.cast(value: Any?): T

Casts the given value to the class represented by this KClass object. Throws an exception if the value is null or if it is not an instance of this class.

createInstance

fun <T : Any> KClass<T>.createInstance(): T

Creates a new instance of the class, calling a constructor which either has no parameters or all parameters of which are optional (see KParameter.isOptional). If there are no or many such constructors, an exception is thrown.

createType

fun KClassifier.createType(
    arguments: List<KTypeProjection> = emptyList(), 
    nullable: Boolean = false, 
    annotations: List<Annotation> = emptyList()
): KType

Creates a KType instance with the given classifier, type arguments, nullability and annotations. If the number of passed type arguments is not equal to the total number of type parameters of a classifier, an exception is thrown. If any of the arguments does not satisfy the bounds of the corresponding type parameter, an exception is thrown.

findAnnotation

fun <T : Annotation> KAnnotatedElement.findAnnotation(): T?

Returns an annotation of the given type on this element.

isSubclassOf

fun KClass<*>.isSubclassOf(base: KClass<*>): Boolean

Returns true if this class is the same or is a (possibly indirect) subclass of base, false otherwise.

isSuperclassOf

fun KClass<*>.isSuperclassOf(derived: KClass<*>): Boolean

Returns true if this class is the same or is a (possibly indirect) superclass of derived, false otherwise.

safeCast

fun <T : Any> KClass<T>.safeCast(value: Any?): T?

Casts the given value to the class represented by this KClass object. Returns null if the value is null or if it is not an instance of this class.

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