What Is a Class in Kotlin

Kotlin class is similar to Java class, a class is a blueprint for the objects which have common properties. Kotlin classes are declared using keyword class. Kotlin class has a class header which specifies its type parameters, constructor etc. and the class body which is surrounded by curly braces.

What is class and object in Kotlin?

A class is a blueprint for the objects which defines a template to be used to create the required objects. Classes are the main building blocks of any Object Oriented Programming language. A Kotlin class is defined using the class keyword.

What is Kotlin class Java?

By using ::class , you get an instance of KClass. It is Kotlin Reflection API, that can handle Kotlin features like properties, data classes, etc. By using ::class. java , you get an instance of Class. It is Java Reflection API, that interops with any Java reflection code, but can’t work with some Kotlin features.

Sophia Al-Mansoor

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