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Kotlin 2.0
Kodebits Day 59: Reified Generics
Jul 17 2026
Practice reified with a short kotlin challenge.
What is the output?
inline fun <reified T>
checkType(v: Any): Boolean {
return v is T
}
fun main() {
val r = checkType<String>("ok")
println(r)
}
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Answer:
true
Explanation:
reified preserves type info at runtime in inline functions.
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