Added a getType helper to the dictionary. This allows you to get the type of a

child object without having to unpack it.

2 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/c++-libbu++/src/dictionary.cpp b/c++-libbu++/src/dictionary.cpp
index 876bab2..5ed3834 100644
--- a/c++-libbu++/src/dictionary.cpp
+++ b/c++-libbu++/src/dictionary.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ Gats::Dictionary::~Dictionary()
     }
 }
 
+Gats::Type Gats::Dictionary::getType( const Bu::String &sKey ) const
+{
+    return get( sKey )->getType();
+}
+
 Gats::Object *Gats::Dictionary::clone() const
 {
     Gats::Dictionary *pClone = new Gats::Dictionary;
diff --git a/c++-libbu++/src/dictionary.h b/c++-libbu++/src/dictionary.h
index 9ea8a2e..d2cdec0 100644
--- a/c++-libbu++/src/dictionary.h
+++ b/c++-libbu++/src/dictionary.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ namespace Gats
         virtual ~Dictionary();
 
         virtual Type getType() const { return typeDictionary; }
+        Type getType( const Bu::String &sKey ) const;
         virtual Object *clone() const;      
         virtual void write( Bu::Stream &rOut ) const;
         virtual void read( Bu::Stream &rIn, char cType );