There is an implicit conversion from PythonType -> Type. So (Type)(PythonType)o will work here. Alternately you can just strongly type a function in C# as taking a Type and call that from Python and the conversion will happen automatically.
> -----Original Message----- > From: users-boun...@lists.ironpython.com [mailto:users- > boun...@lists.ironpython.com] On Behalf Of Alex News > Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 9:14 AM > To: users@lists.ironpython.com > Subject: [IronPython] RuntimeType from PythonType in C# code > > I have embedded IronPython 2.01 into my C# application, and am > extremely impressed by the ease of integration and the > interoperability with the .NET types. However I am a bit stumped by > something that probably is quite simple. > > 1) In a python script, I import one of my application types. > 2) From that script I call a function implemented in C#. I pass in > the type (not an instance of the type) > 3) My C# function sees a PythonType. I would like to get the > associated RuntimeType, but can't figure out how to do so. > > For example (using a system type): > > python: > from System import String > myfunction(String) # calls C# delegate defined below > > C#: > delegate(object o) > { > // o is of type PythonType. I would like to get the associated > System.RuntimeType (in this case System.String) > } > > I've searched the web, but most of the advice seems outdated: > > PythonType.UnderlyingSystemType is internal, so I can't access it. > http://lists.ironpython.com/pipermail/users-ironpython.com/2007- > December/006130.html > > I'm not sure what "Ops" is. I suspect it is related to the namespace > IronPython.Runtime.Operations, but I can't find an equivalent > class/function in there (although there is quite a bit there, so I may > have missed it). > http://lists.ironpython.com/pipermail/users-ironpython.com/2005- > May/000668.html > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > Alex > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list > Users@lists.ironpython.com > http://lists.ironpython.com/listinfo.cgi/users-ironpython.com _______________________________________________ Users mailing list Users@lists.ironpython.com http://lists.ironpython.com/listinfo.cgi/users-ironpython.com