How can I use a collection with the method graphQLResponse.dataAsObject?

[jmbarroso]

Hi all,

I'm struggling to use the method graphQLResponse.dataAsObject(..) described in the doc when the response contains a collection.

The below sentence fails on compilation time with the error Only classes are allowed on the left-hand side of a class literal:
val employers : Collection<Employee> = graphQLResponse.dataAsObject(List<Employee>::class.java)

Note that my generated classes are Kotlin.

I've tried multiple variations, but I cannot make it work. Any hint on what is going on and how to make it work?

Thank you!

[paulbakker]

Use the extractValueAsObject(path: String, typeRef: TypeRef<T>) version.
For example:

 val listOfSubmittedBy: List<String> = graphQLResponse.extractValueAsObject("submitReview.edges[*].node.submittedBy", object: TypeRef<List<String>>() {})

[paulbakker]

And you can drop the explicit type declaration as well.

[jmbarroso]

Worked. Thanks!

[paulbakker]

Added a test case to the framework as well, I found that we didn't have that.
#164