kotlin-stdlib/kotlin.reflect/KVariance

KVariance

enum class KVariance : Enum<KVariance> (source)

Represents variance applied to a type parameter on the declaration site (declaration-site variance), or to a type in a projection (use-site variance).

See the Kotlin language documentation for more information.

Since Kotlin

1.1

See also

Entries

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INVARIANT

The affected type parameter or type is invariant, which means it has no variance applied to it.

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IN

The affected type parameter or type is contravariant. Denoted by the in modifier in the source code.

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OUT

The affected type parameter or type is covariant. Denoted by the out modifier in the source code.

Companion properties

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val entries: EnumEntries<KVariance>

Returns an immutable kotlin.enums.EnumEntries list containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they're declared.

Since Kotlin 1.1

Companion functions

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fun valueOf(value: String): KVariance

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Since Kotlin 1.1
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fun values(): Array<KVariance>

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they're declared.

Since Kotlin 1.1

Properties

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val <E : Enum<E>> Enum<E>.declaringJavaClass: Class<E>

Returns a Java Class instance of the enum the given constant belongs to.

Since Kotlin 1.7
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expect val name: String

Returns the name of this enum constant, exactly as declared in its enum declaration.

Since Kotlin 1.1
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expect val ordinal: Int

Returns the ordinal of this enumeration constant (its position in its enum declaration, where the initial constant is assigned an ordinal of zero).

Since Kotlin 1.1

Functions

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infix inline fun <T> Comparable<T>.compareTo(other: T): Int

Compares this object with the specified object for order. Returns zero if this object is equal to the specified other object, a negative number if it's less than other, or a positive number if it's greater than other.

Since Kotlin 1.6