[RESOLVED] [02/03] Checking type

[Guiseppe]

I've got a mustinherit class with two subclasses.
Lets say the class is "Shape" and the subclasses are "Circle" and "Triangle"

Now I've got an array of shapes containing both circles and triangles.
How can I check which type the item is?

I noticed that this doesn't work:

if array(i).getType.equals(Shape) then
end if

But this does:

dim s as Shape
...
if array(i).getType.equals(s.getType) then
end if

It seems stupid to me that I should create a variable of the type, so isn't there a better way?

[gigemboy]

You can use "TypeOf", an example is below:

Dim MyArray As New ArrayList
        MyArray.Add("This")
        MyArray.Add(3)
        For Each obj As Object In MyArray
            If TypeOf obj Is String Then
                MessageBox.Show("Its a string type!")
            End If
            If TypeOf obj Is Integer Then
                MessageBox.Show("Its an integer!")
            End If
        Next

[Guiseppe]

Ah yes, that was the thing I was looking for.

Thanks.