Realm-java: Is `kotlin-reflect` _really_ required?

[joshfriend]

Goal

I would like to remove 11k methods from my dex count when using Realm in a Kotlin Android application.

Expected Results

Documentation should not require me to add kotlin-reflect as a dependency.

Actual Results

Documentation states that kotlin-reflect is required:

Many of Realm APIs reference Java classes, and for that reason you must include org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-reflect:${kotlin_version} as a compile dependency.

I believe this is false because the ability to get a java Class<T> from a Kotlin KClass<T> is present in the Kotlin stdlib.

I've removed kotlin-reflect from my dependencies, ran a clean build, and the application still seemed to function normally.

[MGaetan89]

I have been using Realm in my Kotlin application for a couple of months without the kotlin-reflect dependency, and it is working as expected.

[cmelchior]

I won't rule out that it was left there, because it was needed at some point and we never got around to testing it without. We should update our documentation it seems.

[cmelchior]

Website and example updated.

[joshfriend]

Awesome, thank you for confirming!