/// <summary>
/// Get and resolve the .Net Type for the given type name.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="name">Type-name of the .Net type to be resolved. See remarks.</param>
/// <remarks>
/// The type-name can be one of:
/// - C# alias, e.g. "string", "bool", "int", "float" etc.
/// - IronSmalltak type prefixed with "_", e.g. "_SmalltalkRuntime".
/// - mscorlib type (without any prefixes), e.g. "System.DateTime".
/// - Any other type using assembly qualified name, e.g. "System.Numerics.BigInteger, System.Numerics, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"
/// </remarks>
/// <returns>Returns System.Type with the given name or null of a type did not exist (could not be loaded).</returns>
public static Type GetType(string name)
{
if (name == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("name");
}
if (name == "bool")
{
return(typeof(bool));
}
if (name == "byte")
{
return(typeof(byte));
}
if (name == "sbyte")
{
return(typeof(sbyte));
}
if (name == "char")
{
return(typeof(char));
}
if (name == "decimal")
{
return(typeof(decimal));
}
if (name == "double")
{
return(typeof(double));
}
if (name == "float")
{
return(typeof(float));
}
if (name == "int")
{
return(typeof(int));
}
if (name == "uint")
{
return(typeof(uint));
}
if (name == "long")
{
return(typeof(long));
}
if (name == "ulong")
{
return(typeof(ulong));
}
if (name == "object")
{
return(typeof(object));
}
if (name == "short")
{
return(typeof(short));
}
if (name == "ushort")
{
return(typeof(ushort));
}
if (name == "string")
{
return(typeof(string));
}
if (name.StartsWith(NativeTypeClassMap.IstTypenamePrefix))
{
return(NativeTypeClassMap.GetIstType(name));
}
return(Type.GetType(name, false, false));
}
/// <summary>
/// Register a .Net type identified by its type-name to be mapped to the given Smalltalk class.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="cls">Required. Smalltalk class to map to.</param>
/// <param name="typeName">Required. Type-name of the .Net type to be mapped to Smalltalk class. See remarks.</param>
/// <remarks>
/// The type-name can be one of:
/// - Reserved name: "true", "false", "null", "nil", "native", "class", "symbol", "pool", "type"
/// - C# alias, e.g. "string", "bool", "int", "float" etc.
/// - IronSmalltak type prefixed with "_", e.g. "_SmalltalkRuntime".
/// - mscorlib type (without any prefixes), e.g. "System.DateTime".
/// - Any other type using assembly qualified name, e.g. "System.Numerics.BigInteger, System.Numerics, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"
/// </remarks>
public void RegisterClass(SmalltalkClass cls, string typeName)
{
if (cls == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("cls");
}
if (System.String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(typeName))
{
throw new SmalltalkDefinitionException(System.String.Format(
"Invalid type name. Check native type mapping for class {0}",
cls.Name), new ArgumentNullException("typeName"));
}
// Special case handling for Smalltalk specific classes.
if (typeName == "true")
{
this.True = cls;
return;
}
if (typeName == "false")
{
this.False = cls;
return;
}
if ((typeName == "null") || (typeName == "nil"))
{
this.UndefinedObject = cls;
return;
}
if (typeName == "native")
{
this.Native = cls;
return;
}
if (typeName == "class")
{
this.Class = cls;
return;
}
if (typeName == "symbol")
{
this.Symbol = cls;
return;
}
if (typeName == "pool")
{
this.Pool = cls;
return;
}
if (typeName == "type")
{
this.SystemType = cls;
return;
}
//struct, enum, delegate, event ... do we need to handle those?
// Generic classes ... remap C# convenience names to FCL names.
Type type;
if (typeName.StartsWith(NativeTypeClassMap.IstTypenamePrefix))
{
type = NativeTypeClassMap.GetIstType(typeName);
}
else
{
typeName = NativeTypeClassMap.RemapTypeName(typeName);
try
{
type = Type.GetType(typeName, true, false);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
throw new SmalltalkDefinitionException(System.String.Format(
"Cannot find type {0}. Check native type mapping for class {1}",
typeName, cls.Name), ex);
}
}
// Some very common types are cached directly
if (type == typeof(object))
{
this.Object = cls;
}
else if (type == typeof(int))
{
this.SmallInteger = cls;
}
else if (type == typeof(char))
{
this.Character = cls;
}
else if (type == typeof(string))
{
this.String = cls;
}
else if (type == typeof(double))
{
this.Float = cls;
}
else if (type == typeof(decimal))
{
this.SmallDecimal = cls;
}
else if (type == typeof(BigInteger))
{
this.BigInteger = cls;
}
else if (type == typeof(BigDecimal))
{
this.BigDecimal = cls;
}
// Add the type to the map ...
this.TypeClassMap[type] = cls;
}