Kotlin: how to pass array to Java annotation

Question

I want to use @OneOf annotation from package io.dropwizard.validation;

Java usage:

@OneOf(value = {"m", "f"})

Kotlin usage: ???

I've tried this:

 @OneOf(value = arrayOf("m", "f"))

and this:

 @OneOf(value = ["m", "f"])

(EDIT: this example works since Kotlin 1.2, it supports array literal in annotation, thanks @BakaWaii)

All i get is :

Type inference failed. Expected type mismatch:

required: String

found: Array<String>

Kotlin version: 1.1.2-2

Answer 1

The value parameter is automatically converted to a vararg parameter in Kotlin, as described in http://kotlinlang.org/docs/reference/annotations.html#java-annotations.

The correct syntax for this particular case is @OneOf("m", "f")

Answer 2

In Kotlin 1.2, it supports array literal in annotation. So the below syntax becomes valid in Kotlin 1.2:

@OneOf(value = ["m", "f"])

Answer 3

Example of annotation parameters other than value. Non-literals can also be passed inside []

@RequestMapping(value = "/{isbn}", method=[RequestMethod.GET])
fun getBook(@PathVariable isbn: String) : Book = bookRepository.findBookByIsbn(isbn)

Answer 4

As an example from Kotlin docs

// Kotlin 1.2+:
@OneOf(names = ["abc", "foo", "bar"]) 
class C

// Older Kotlin versions:
@OneOf(names = arrayOf("abc", "foo", "bar")) 
class D