[Vala] __str__ method in vala ?

[Roberto Majadas <roberto majadas openshine com>]

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 : 

> > > string = "hello vala developer"
> > > print string
hello vala developer


> > > list = ["apple", "orange", "cookie"]
> > > print list
['apple', 'orange', 'cookie']


> > > dict = {"key1" : "hello", "key2" : "bye"}
> > > print dict
{'key2': 'bye', 'key1': 'hello'}

> > > import gtk
> > > x = gtk.Window()
> > > print x
<gtk.Window object at 0x81a9734 (GtkWindow at 0x83b1830)>

Opinions ?

telemaco