Is it possible to get class of field with null value in haxe?
The function "Type.getClass" gets class of value (setted at runtime), but I need to get class defined in a compilation-time.
Function "getClassFields" returns only names of fields, without classes.
For example:
class MyCls
{
public static var i:Int = null;
public static var s:String = null;
}
trace(Type.getClass(MyCls.i)); // show "null", but I need to get Int
trace(Type.getClass(MyCls.s)); // show "null", but I need to get String
And in my situation I can't to change sources of class MyCls.
Thanks.
You can try Runtime Type Information. It's a Haxe feature which allow go get full description of a type in runtime.
http://haxe.org/manual/cr-rtti.html
Since you need to get the types for null fields, you really need to resort to Haxe's Runtime Type Information (RTTI) (as #ReallylUniqueName recomended).
import haxe.rtti.Rtti;
import haxe.rtti.CType;
class Test {
static function main()
{
if (!Rtti.hasRtti(MyCls))
throw "Please add #:rtti to class";
var rtti = Rtti.getRtti(MyCls);
for (sf in rtti.statics)
trace(sf.name, sf.type, CTypeTools.toString(sf.type));
}
}
Now, obviously, there's a catch...
RTTI requires a #:rtti metadata, but you said you cannot change the MyCls class to add it. The solution then is do add it through a macro in your build file. For instance, if you're using a .hxml file, it should then look like:
--interp
--macro addMetadata("#:rtti", "MyCls")
-main Test
With this and your own MyCls definition, the output would look like:
Test.hx:11: i,CAbstract(Int,{ length => 0 }),Int
Test.hx:11: s,CClass(String,{ length => 0 }),String
Related
I am new to dart/flutter and I am adding internationalization on my app.
As flutter don't define a proper way to implement internationalization (according to the video I watched), devs are free to do it in any way they think its better.
The video showed an implementation using json files. So on "lang" folder I have my json files with all strings and their respective translations.
Now imagine this is a large file with lots of entries. And I have to make a big change on my app, removing some strings, adding others and adding a new language. This is very error prone as I may forget to add some key-value entry in any of the json files. It happened sometimes and the error is thrown at runtime.
In java there is a way to enforce the dev don't forget to add the same values in all variations of the same property at compile time. Maybe it's not the best way to achieve this, but one way is using an enum like in the image below.
Now if I want to add a new language, I just add a new parameter in the enum constructor and there is no way to forget adding a translation because the code would not even compile.
To fix the error I just have to add the value on the Strings (I forgot the "es" case here):
And then I can use the values doing something like this (the code to find the locale using the context could even be moved to inside the .value() method):
So is there a good way to achieve this in dart/flutter? To enforce all the languages have all the translated texts at compile time?
My method looks like this:
First, define the interface, and its implementations:
abstract class StringsInterface {
String get greet;
}
class EnglishStrings implements StringsInterface {
String get greet => "Hello";
}
class SpanishStrings implements StringsInterface {
String get greet => "Hola";
}
Next, define a class to store an instance of the current locale, as well as configure which class to use, for which language code:
class Strings {
static StringsInterface current = EnglishStrings();
static late Locale _locale;
static Locale get locale => _locale;
static set locale(Locale locale) {
_locale = locale;
current = stringsForLocale(locale);
}
static StringsInterface stringsForLocale(Locale locale) {
switch(locale.languageCode) {
// Here is where you define which class gets used for which language code
case 'es': return SpanishStrings();
default: return EnglishStrings();
}
}
}
Set the locale for the Strings class at runtime:
void main() async {
/// load from your own future
/// (e.g. pull from a persisted value stored on device in SharedPreferences/UserDefaults)
Strings.locale = Locale(await Future<String>.value('en'));
runApp(const MyApp());
}
Finally, use like this:
Text(Strings.current.greet)
As of dart 2.17 you can now use enhanced enums with members:
enum Strings {
welcome(en: 'Welcome', pt: 'Bem-vindo'),
goodbye(en: 'Good bye', pt: 'Adeus');
final String en;
final String pt;
const Strings({
required this.en,
required this.pt,
});
String value(String lang) {
switch (lang) {
case 'pt':
return pt;
case 'en':
default:
return en;
}
}
}
I want to build a method to dynamically save attributes on a specific object
given the attribute name and the value to save I call the "save()" function to update the global targetObj
var targetObj = targetClass();
save(String attribute, String value){
targetObj.attribute = value;
print(targetObj.attribute);
}
But I'm getting the following error:
Class 'targetClass' has no instance setter 'attribute='.
Receiver: Instance of 'targetClass'
Tried calling: attribute="Foo"
The only thing that I can think of is that "attribute" due to being type String results in an error.
That lead me to think if there is a way to read a String as code, something like eval for php.
As #Randal mentioned, you cannot create class..method at runtime. Still, you can try something like this.
A certain class
class Foo {
dynamic bar1;
dynamic bar2;
// ...
}
Your save method
save(Foo fooObject, String attribute, dynamic value) {
if ("bar1" == attribute) fooObject.bar1 = value;
else if ("bar2" == attribute) fooObject.bar2 == value;
// ...
}
Dart (and thus flutter) does not have a way to compile and execute code at runtime (other than dart:mirrors, which is deprecated). You can build additional code that derives from other code using the various builder mechanisms, although it can be rather complicated to implement (and use!).
I have the following class in my code
abstract class DatabaseKey<T> implements Built<DatabaseKey<T>, DatabaseKeyBuilder<T>> {
DatabaseKey._();
factory DatabaseKey([void Function(DatabaseKeyBuilder<T>) updates]) = _$DatabaseKey<T>;
String get name;
}
Then, I define the following generic typedef function:
typedef ObserveDatabaseEntity = Observable<DatabaseEntity<T>> Function<T>(DatabaseKey<T> key);
But, when I try to use it as follows, the code has an error.
static ObserveConfigurationValue observe(
GetConfigurationState getState,
ObserveDatabaseEntity observeDatabaseEntity,
) {
assert(getState != null);
assert(observeDatabaseEntity != null);
return <KT>(ConfigKey<KT> key) {
return Observable.just(getState())
.flatMap((state) {
final dbKey = _databaseKeyFromConfig<KT>(key);
return observeDatabaseEntity(dbKey)
.map(_configValueFromDatabaseEntity);
});
}
}
DatabaseKey<T> _databaseKeyFromConfig<T>(ConfigKey<T> key) {
return DatabaseKey((build) => build
..name = key.value,
);
}
The error I am getting is:
The argument type DatabaseKey can't be assigned to the parameter DatabaseKey.
I see nothing wrong with this code or why it shouldn't work, but maybe my understanding of what can be written in Dart is wrong. What would be the correct way to write this, if possible at all?
EDIT#1:
Note:
The typedef ObserveDatabaseEntity is in one file
The static ObserveConfigurationValue observe(GetConfigurationState getState, ObserveDatabaseEntity observeDatabaseEntity) is is another file
From playing around, it seems that placing them in a single file, the error disappears.
Still, I believe that this should work in separate files as well,
This error looks like an import mismatch.
In dart, you can import file either through relative path or package.
import 'lib/some_file.dart'; //relative
import 'package:myapp/lib/some_file.dart'; //package
There's really no better way but once you choose one, you have to stick to it. If you don't (meaning you have imported a file using a package import and the same file elsewhere with a relative path) Dart will place them in two different namespaces and think they are two different classes.
I'd like to store instances of models in a common provider using their classes or interfaces as a keys and then pop them up by class references. I have written some code:
class Provider {
public function new() { }
public function set<T:Any>(instance:T, ?type:Class<T>) {
if (type == null)
type = Type.getClass(instance);
if (type != null && instance != null)
map.set(type, instance);
}
public function get<T:Any>(type:Class<T>):Null<T> {
return cast map.get(type);
}
var map = new Map<Class<Any>, Any>();
}
...alas, it's even doesn't compile.
Probably I have to use qualified class name as a key rather than class/interface reference? But I'd like to keep neat get function design that takes type as argument and returns object just of type taken, without additional type casting.
Is it possible or should I change my approach to this problem?
The issue of using Class<T> as a Map key come up every so often, here is a related discussion. The naive approach of Map<Class<T>, T> fails to compile with something like this:
Abstract haxe.ds.Map has no #:to function that accepts haxe.IMap<Class<Main.T>, Main.T>`
There's several different approaches to this problem:
One can use Type reflection to obtain the fully qualified name of a class instance, and then use that as a key in a Map<String, T>:
var map = new Map<String, Any>();
var name = Type.getClassName(Main);
map[name] = value;
For convenience, you would probably want to have a wrapper that does this for you, such as this ClassMap implementation.
A simpler solution is to simply "trick" Haxe into compiling it by using an empty structure type ({}) as the key type. This causes ObjectMap to be chosen as the underlying map implementation.
var map = new Map<{}, Any>();
map[Main] = value;
However, that allows you to use things as keys that are not of type Class<T>, such as:
map[{foo: "bar"}] = value;
The type safety issues of the previous approach can be remedied by using this ClassKey abstract:
#:coreType abstract ClassKey from Class<Dynamic> to {} {}
This still uses ObjectMap as the underlying map implementation due to the to {} implicit cast. However, using a structure as a key now fails at compile time:
var map = new Map<ClassKey, Any>();
map[{foo: "bar"}] = value; // No #:arrayAccess function accepts arguments [...]
I just have the following scenario
i want to return string from method but the method should be based on variable type which is (Type CType)
i need to make the render class like this
public string render(TextBox ctype){
return "its text box";
}
public string render(DropDown ctype){
return "its drop down";
}
you know TextBox is a Type thats why i can declare the Type variable like this
var CType = typeof(TextBox)
and i need to call the render method like this
render(Ctype);
so if the Ctype is type of TextBox it should call the render(TextBox ctype)
and so on
How can i make it ?
you should use a template function
public customRender<T>(T ctype)
{
if(ctype is TextBox){
//render textbox
}
else if(ctype is DropDown){
//render dropdown
}
}
hope it will help
First of all, even if you don't see an if or a switch, there will still be one somewhere hidden inside some functions. Distinguishing types at runtime that are not known at compile-time simply will not be possible without any such kind of branching of the control flow.
You can use one of the collection classes to build a map at runtime that maps Type instances to Func<T, TResult> methods. For example, you can use the Dictionary type to create such a map:
var rendererFuncs = new Dictionary<Type, Func<object, string>>();
You could then add some entries to that dictionary like this:
rendererFuncs[typeof(TextBox)] = ctype => "its text box";
rendererFuncs[typeof(DropDown)] = ctype => "its drop down";
Later on, you can call the appropriate function like this:
string renderedValue = rendererFuncs[Ctype.GetType()](Ctype);
Or, if you want to be on the safe side (in case there are Ctype values that have no appropriate renderer):
string renderedValue;
Func<object, string> renderer;
if (rendererFuncs.TryGetValue(Ctype.GetType(), out renderer)) {
renderedValue = renderer(Ctype);
} else {
renderedValue = "(no renderer found)";
}
Note that this will only work for as long as Ctype is of the exact type used as a key in the dictionary; if you want any subtypes to be correctly recognized as well, drop the dictionary and build your own map that traverses the inheritance hierarchy of the type being searched (by using the Type.BaseType property).