IType Interface

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IType = public interface

The IType interface is the base interface for any type in the compiler, both internal and external, including arrays, generics and anything else that is a type. The member query apis like GetField, GetMethods, GetEvents and GetProperties will also check the parent class and interfaces for that member, the GetConstructors call does not, as you cannot call an ancestor constructor on a sub-type unless it returns it.

Namespace: Cirrus

Members

Method	Description
GetBinaryOperators(BinaryOperator): Array of IMethod	Returns a list of operator overload methods
GetConstant(aName: String): IConstant	Returns a constant by name
GetConstructors: array of IMethod	Returns all constructors for this class or nil
GetEvents(aName: String): array of IEvent	Searches through the class for events
GetField(aName: String): IField	Searches for a field by name
GetImplements(no: Integer): IImplements	Returns the implements for this type by index
GetInterface(no: Integer): IType	Returns the interfaces this type implements by index
GetMembers: array of IMember	Returns all members in this class
GetMethods(aName: String): array of IMethod	Searches for a method and results the list of matches
GetMethod(name: String; args: array of IType; modifiers: array of ParameterModifier): IMethod	Returns the instance method matching this signature
GetMethod(name: String; args: array of string; modifiers: array of ParameterModifier): IMethod	Returns the instance method matching this signature
GetNestedClass(no: Integer): ITypeReference	Returns a nested class by index. The total number of items can be retrieved by accessing Count
GetNestedClass(aName: String): ITypeReference	Returns a nested class by index. The total number of items can be retrieved by accessing Count
GetOperators(anOp: UnaryOperator): array of IMethod	Returns the unary operators by operator type
GetProperties(aName: String): array of IProperty	Searches for a property by name
GetProperty(name: String; args: array of IType; modifiers: array of ParameterModifier): IProperty	Returns the instance property matching this signature
GetProperty(name: String; args: array of string; modifiers: array of ParameterModifier): IProperty	Returns the instance property matching this signature
GetStaticEvents(aName: String): array of IEvent	Searches for a static event by name
GetStaticField(aName: String): IField	Searches for a static field by name
GetStaticMethods(aName: String): array of IMethod	Searches for a static method by name
GetStaticMethod(name: String; args: array of IType; modifiers: array of ParameterModifier): IMethod	Returns the static method matching this signature
GetStaticMethod(name: String; args: array of string; modifiers: array of ParameterModifier): IMethod	Returns the static method matching this signature
GetStaticProperties(aName: String): array of IProperty	Searches for a static property by name
GetStaticProperty(name: String; args: array of IType; modifiers: array of ParameterModifier): IProperty	Returns the static property matching this signature
GetStaticProperty(name: String; args: array of string; modifiers: array of ParameterModifier): IProperty	Returns the static property matching this signature
IsAssignableFrom(aType: IType): Boolean	Checks if the type in the parameter can be assigned to this type
IsAssignableTo(aType: IType): Boolean	Checks if this type can be assigned to the one in the parameter

Properties

Property	Description
Fullname: String	The full name of the type including any type parameters or array specifiers
ImplementsCount: Int32	Number of implements in this class
InterfaceCount: Int32	Number of interfaces this type implements
IsReferenceType: Boolean	Returns true if the type is a reference type. Note that false does not necessarily mean it is a value type, it could also be a generic type that can be either
IsValueType: Boolean	Returns true if the type is a valuetype. Note that System.Enum and System.ValueType themselves are not valuetypes. Note that false does not necessarily mean it is a reference type, it could be a generic type that can be either
Kind: TypeKind	Returns the type kind
Name: String	Returns the name of this type without a namespace
Namespace: String	Returns the namespace of this type without the type
NestedClassCount: Integer	Returns the number of nested classes
ParentType: IType	Returns the parent type
Static: Boolean	Static class that is generally defined as an abstract and sealed class

See Also

• Cirrus
  • Introduction
  • Overview
  • Namespaces: Cirrus – Cirrus Values – Cirrus Statements
  • Classes
  • Interfaces
  • Enums
• External Links:
  • Prism Aspects to Help with Monobjc Development (RemObjects Blogs)

Area: Oxygene Language
Compiler version: Oxygene 5

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