Getting type info dynamically

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/vala.html.markdown b/vala.html.markdown
index c329447d..51cb8dc0 100755
--- a/vala.html.markdown
+++ b/vala.html.markdown
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ public abstract class OperatingSystem : GLib.Object {
   public abstract void use_computer();
 }
 
-public class Ubuntu : OperatingSystem {
+public class Linux : OperatingSystem {
   public override void use_computer() { // Abstract methods must be overridden
     stdout.printf("Beep boop\n");
   }
@@ -400,6 +400,15 @@ interface Laptop { // May only contain abstracts or virtuals
 
 public interface CellPhone : Collection, GLib.Object {}
 
+// You can get the type info of a class at runtime dynamically.
+
+bool type_info = object is TypeName; // uses "is" to get a bool
+
+Type type_info2 = object.get_type();
+var type_name = type_info2.name();
+
+Type type_info3 = typeof(Linux);
+Linux type_demo = (Linux) Object.new(type_info3);
 
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