Hi Shri, > You can also just use the type like "System.String" to avoid > having to create an instance of the type. > > >>> import System > >>> import clr > >>> clr.GetClrType(System.String) > <System.RuntimeType object at 0x000000000000002B [System.String]>
That's the same as the fourth example in my original message and doesn't work. Prompted by your first sentence I've also tried simply, generator.Emit(OpCodes.Newarr, System.String) but I'm still getting RuntimeType[] rather than String[] in the generated IL. Thanks, Rob > > Robert Smallshire wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > I'm attempting to drive the Reflection.Emit API from > > IronPython. In C# > > > typical Reflection.Emit use makes use typeof(...) facility > > in C#, to > > > enable the determination of types without needing an > > instance of that > > > type. > > > > > > For example, to create an array of .NET CTS Strings in IL > > from C# one > > > might > > > do: > > > > > > generator.Emit(OpCodes.Newarr, typeof(string)); > > > > > > where the second argument to Emit is the element type of > the array. > > > > > > I've tried various alternatives from IronPython, including > > > > > > generator.Emit(OpCodes.Newarr, > System.Type.GetType('System.String')) > > > generator.Emit(OpCodes.Newarr, str().GetType()) > > > generator.Emit(OpCodes.Newarr, System.String().GetType()) > > > generator.Emit(OpCodes.Newarr, clr.GetClrType(System.String)) > > > > > > however, all of these result in RuntimeType[] rather than > > String[] in > > > the generated CIL. > > > > > > How do I get typeof(System.String) from IronPython? > > > > > > Rob > > > > > > Robert Smallshire > > > rob...@smallshire.org.uk > > > http://smallshire.org.uk/ > > > Currently in Norway (UTC +2 hours) > > > > > > _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Users mailing list Users@lists.ironpython.com http://lists.ironpython.com/listinfo.cgi/users-ironpython.com