How to give a custom object instance a type name ?

[Graeme Matthew]

Hi all, quick one,

I hope I am explaining this properly, I am wanting to do some introspection
on custom object instances, for example:

import md5

m = md5.new()
type(m) <type 'md5.md5'>

I can at least test here by doing something like if type(m) == 'md5.md5':
Here is a custom Dispatcher class that I have written
from BI.System.Controller.Dispatcher import Dispatcher
x = Dispatcher()
type(x)

<type 'instance'>

How do I get the same as with instance 'm' above where the type displays the
actual object instance name, however my
custom dispatcher instance is just a generic 'instance', is there some
builtin where this is set ?

many thanks

Graeme

[Ulrich Petri]

"Graeme Matthew" <gs*******@ozemail.com.au> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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Here is a custom Dispatcher class that I have written

from BI.System.Controller.Dispatcher import Dispatcher
x = Dispatcher()
type(x) <type 'instance'>
You did Java before ;)?
How do I get the same as with instance 'm' above where the type displays the actual object instance name, however my
custom dispatcher instance is just a generic 'instance', is there some
builtin where this is set ?

how about

x.__class__.__name__

HTH
Ciao Ulrich

[Graeme Matthew]

works fine, ta

x.__class__.__name__
'Dispatcher'

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Here is a custom Dispatcher class that I have written

>> from BI.System.Controller.Dispatcher import Dispatcher
>> x = Dispatcher()
>> type(x)

<type 'instance'>

You did Java before ;)?

How do I get the same as with instance 'm' above where the type displays

the

actual object instance name, however my
custom dispatcher instance is just a generic 'instance', is there some
builtin where this is set ?

how about x.__class__.__name__

HTH
Ciao Ulrich

[Kim Petersen]

Graeme Matthew wrote:

Hi all, quick one,

I hope I am explaining this properly, I am wanting to do some introspection
on custom object instances, for example:

import md5

m = md5.new()
type(m)
<type 'md5.md5'>

I can at least test here by doing something like if type(m) == 'md5.md5':
how about doing this instead:

isinstance(m,md5.md5)


Here is a custom Dispatcher class that I have written

from BI.System.Controller.Dispatcher import Dispatcher
x = Dispatcher()
type(x)

<type 'instance'>

How do I get the same as with instance 'm' above where the type displays the
actual object instance name, however my
custom dispatcher instance is just a generic 'instance', is there some
builtin where this is set ?

isinstance(x,Dispatcher)

otherwise if you _really_ need the name - just do as some others indicated.
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[Michael Hudson]

"Graeme Matthew" <gs*******@ozemail.com.au> writes:

works fine, ta

x.__class__.__name__
'Dispatcher'

You could also use new-style classes, btw.

Cheers,
M.

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