Merge pull request #17810 from helgee/typename

Add datatype_name function. Fix #17555
JuliaLang · Aug 4, 2016 · 043eb26 · 043eb26
2 parents 76fedd3 + 78aa99e
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diff --git a/base/reflection.jl b/base/reflection.jl
@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@ end
 fieldnames(t::DataType) = Symbol[fieldname(t, n) for n in 1:nfields(t)]
 fieldnames{T<:Tuple}(t::Type{T}) = Int[n for n in 1:nfields(t)]
 
+"""
+    Base.datatype_name(t::DataType) -> Symbol
+
+Get the name of a `DataType` (without its parent module) as a symbol.
+"""
+datatype_name(t::DataType) = t.name.name
+
 """
     Base.datatype_module(t::DataType) -> Module
 

diff --git a/doc/stdlib/base.rst b/doc/stdlib/base.rst
@@ -1355,6 +1355,12 @@ Reflection
 
    Determine the module containing the definition of a ``DataType``\ .
 
+.. function:: Base.datatype_name(t::DataType) -> Symbol
+
+   .. Docstring generated from Julia source
+
+   Get the name of a ``DataType`` (without its parent module) as a symbol.
+
 .. function:: isconst([m::Module], s::Symbol) -> Bool
 
    .. Docstring generated from Julia source

diff --git a/test/reflection.jl b/test/reflection.jl
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ let
     @test Base.function_module(foo9475, (Any,)) == TestMod7648.TestModSub9475
     @test Base.function_module(foo9475) == TestMod7648.TestModSub9475
     @test Base.datatype_module(Foo7648) == TestMod7648
+    @test Base.datatype_name(Foo7648) == :Foo7648
     @test basename(functionloc(foo7648, (Any,))[1]) == "reflection.jl"
     @test first(methods(TestMod7648.TestModSub9475.foo7648)) == @which foo7648(5)
     @test TestMod7648 == @which foo7648