[IronPython] custom ConfigurationSection in IronPython

[Dino Viehland]

Ahh, you're right - currently it looks like we won't ever get non-public indexers (this one is family or assembly, which is "protected internal" in C# speak).  This is a bug, I've opened CodePlex bug #2766 for this (http://www.codeplex.com/WorkItem/List.aspx?ProjectName=IronPython).

A simple workaround would be to write a class in C# that derives from this and exposes these publicly, and then use that class from IronPython.

-----Original Message-----
From: users-bounces at lists.ironpython.com [mailto:users-bounces at lists.ironpython.com] On Behalf Of Jason Ferrara
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 1:14 PM
To: Discussion of IronPython
Subject: Re: [IronPython] custom ConfigurationSection in IronPython


On Aug 31, 2006, at 4:00 PM, Dino Viehland wrote:

> The Item property is the default indexer, so you should be able to
> access it using foo[index].

Thats what I thought, but it doesn't work. And if I do dir() on ConfigurationElement I don't see a __getitem__ or __setitem__, though with other .NET classes that have the Item property I do.

>
> As for your other question - Martin looked into this but I didn't see
> a response from him...  The problem seems to be that we don't define a
> parameterless constructor that the configuration section can call.
> The reason for that is that our objects actually need to receive a
> DynamicType object which represents the class - without this we
> wouldn't be able to know your type was MySettings.
> Unfortunately I think this might make it impossible for you to define
> this class in IronPython.  You could define a stub in C# that calls
> into your Python using the engine APIs but that might be more work
> than it's worth.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: users-bounces at lists.ironpython.com [mailto:users-
> bounces at lists.ironpython.com] On Behalf Of Jason Ferrara
> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 12:56 PM
> To: Discussion of IronPython
> Subject: Re: [IronPython] custom ConfigurationSection in IronPython
>
> I have another related question.  The "Item" property of
> System.Configuration.ConfigurationElement (base class for
> ConfigurationSection) doesn't seem to be accessible from IronPython.
> Is this because its overloaded by parameter type? Is there a way to
> access it from IronPython?
>
> Thanks
>
> - Jason
>

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