You'll want to implement the ICodeFormattable interface. It looks like we don't pick up a method that's just named __repr__ right now. I could see us fixing that but I wouldn't think it's a high priority unless someone finds implementing ICodeFormattable burdensome.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Douglas S. Blank Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 12:22 PM To: Discussion of IronPython Subject: Re: [IronPython] What C# methods do __repr__ and __str__ use? Anyone have an answer for this: I can't write C# code that has its own method for use in repr(). Am I missing something? -Doug Douglas S. Blank wrote: > On Fri, May 23, 2008 3:37 pm, Toni Alatalo said: >> Douglas S. Blank kirjoitti: >>> will use it? Likewise, what C# method is used in Python's str(obj)? >>> >> i don't know, but would guess ToString() .. and wonder about it if it >> wasn't that but something else :o >> repr() can't guess, i don't think there's an equivalent in .net, but can >> very well be mistaken there. > > It looks like the C# method __str__ is used for the Python method, but in > IP2B2 the C# method __repr__ is getting overwritten by an auto generated > method. Is that a bug, or is there something I'm missing? > > $ ipy2 -i python/graphics.py >>>> pm = Pixmap() >>>> pm.getPixel(0,0) # What is this calling? > <Pixel object at 0x2B> >>>> pm.getPixel(0,0).__repr__() # This is repr() too > '<GraphicsCore+Pixel object at 0x2C [GraphicsCore+Pixel]>' >>>> pm.getPixel(0,0).__Repr__() # This is mine > '<Pixel at (0,0)>' >>>> pm.getPixel(0,0).__str__() # That is mine, and str() > '<Pixel at (0,0)>' >>>> pm.getPixel(0,0).ToString() # Used by __repr__ > 'GraphicsCore+Pixel' > > -Doug > >>> -Doug >>> >> ~Toni >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.ironpython.com/listinfo.cgi/users-ironpython.com >> > > _______________________________________________ Users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ironpython.com/listinfo.cgi/users-ironpython.com _______________________________________________ Users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ironpython.com/listinfo.cgi/users-ironpython.com
