Re: [Vala] __str__ method in vala ?

["Sam Liddicott" <sam liddicott com>]

* Roberto Majadas wrote, On 24/10/08 12:50:
> Hi everyone :
>
> Could be really interesting a method like __str__ method in python. 
>
> > From python doc :
>
> __str__(
> self)
>         Called by the str() built-in function and by the print statement
>         to compute the ``informal'' string representation of an object.
>         This differs from __repr__() in that it does not have to be a
>         valid Python expression: a more convenient or concise
>         representation may be used instead. The return value must be a
>         string object.
>         
> Examples : 
>   
> Opinions ?
>   

I suppose you could define a debug interface that objects could implement.

Is is possible to query a vala object to see if it implements a certain
interface?
That is one of the IInterface benefits I forgot about on IRC this week.

Sam