Kotlin: Iterate over components of object

Question

Each data class object has a component for each property like component1, component2, etc.. I was wondering if there is any way in Kotlin to iterate over each component of a

Answer 1

here is an idea...i am not satisfied with it...but nonetheless here it is.

it has some pros and cons:

• pros:
  • type-safe/compile-time checks
    • adding/removing fields to/from the data class causes compiler errors at field-iteration sites
  • no boiler-plate code needed
• cons:
  • won't work if default values are defined for arguments

declaration:

data class Memento(
    val testType: TestTypeData,
    val notes: String,
    val examinationTime: MillisSinceEpoch?,
    val administeredBy: String,
    val signature: SignatureViewHolder.SignatureData,
    val signerName: String,
    val signerRole: SignerRole
) : Serializable

iterating through all fields:

val iterateThroughAllMyFields: Memento = someValue
Memento(
    testType = iterateThroughAllMyFields.testType.also { testType ->
        // do something with testType
    },
    notes = iterateThroughAllMyFields.notes.also { notes ->
        // do something with notes
    },
    examinationTime = iterateThroughAllMyFields.examinationTime.also { examinationTime ->
        // do something with examinationTime
    },
    administeredBy = iterateThroughAllMyFields.administeredBy.also { administeredBy ->
        // do something with administeredBy
    },
    signature = iterateThroughAllMyFields.signature.also { signature ->
        // do something with signature
    },
    signerName = iterateThroughAllMyFields.signerName.also { signerName ->
        // do something with signerName
    },
    signerRole = iterateThroughAllMyFields.signerRole.also { signerRole ->
        // do something with signerRole
    }
)