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Use C# generic method in Mathematica .NET/Link?

Mirek M

Posted 7 years ago

Hi, I'm trying to call an external method in the Mathematica, but I do not know how to do it. Do you have any experience with calling generic methods from Mathematica? Generic methods are a powerful tool, but I do not know how to connect them to Mathematica. There is the fragment of my code in C# (only for information): namespace SpaceMyClass { public class MyClass { List<object[]> element; int elementLen = 0; public void fillElements() { //function for add elements to List } public T[] column<T>(int x) { T[] res = new T[elementLen]; for (int i = 0; i < elementLen; i++) { res[i] = (T)element[i][x]; } return res; } } } I would like to convert this C# code into Mathematica: SpaceMyClass.MyClass form = new SpaceMyClass.MyClass(); form.fillElements(); string[] st = form.column<string>(0); I tried this code: Needs["NETLink`"]; InstallNET[]; LoadNETAssembly[NotebookDirectory[]<>"SpaceMyClass.dll"]; form=NETNew["SpaceMyClass.MyClass"]; form@fillElements[]; But I do not know how to rewrite last line to Mathematica: string[] st = myClass.column<string>(0); Because the code contains <string> and I can not find in Mathematica help or elsewhere how to do it. I'll be glad for any ideas on how to keep the generics method and use it in Mathematica

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Mirek M

Posted 7 years ago

Hi, Thank you for your feedback. I looked at the link, but the example did not help me. During searching on the Internet I found another interesting link: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/232535/how-do-i-use-reflection-to-call-a-generic-method and this link helped me. I rewrote the last line to the following C# form: System.Reflection.MethodInfo method = typeof(SpaceMyClass.MyClass).GetMethod("column"); System.Reflection.MethodInfo generic = method.MakeGenericMethod(typeof(string)); object returnValue=generic.Invoke(myClass, new object[1] { 0 }); Then I rewrote it to the Mathematica typeMyClass=LoadNETType["SpaceMyClass.MyClass"]; method=GetTypeObject[typeMyClass]@GetMethod["column"]; typeString=LoadNETType["string"]; generic=method@MakeGenericMethod[{GetTypeObject[typeString]}]; st=generic@Invoke[form,{0}] And this works! I hope it will help other users who also try the .NET Link

Hi,

Thank you for your feedback. I looked at the link, but the example did not help me.

During searching on the Internet I found another interesting link:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/232535/how-do-i-use-reflection-to-call-a-generic-method

and this link helped me.

I rewrote the last line to the following C# form:

System.Reflection.MethodInfo method = typeof(SpaceMyClass.MyClass).GetMethod("column");      
System.Reflection.MethodInfo generic = method.MakeGenericMethod(typeof(string)); 
object returnValue=generic.Invoke(myClass, new object[1] { 0 });

Then I rewrote it to the Mathematica

typeMyClass=LoadNETType["SpaceMyClass.MyClass"];
method=GetTypeObject[typeMyClass]@GetMethod["column"];
typeString=LoadNETType["string"];
generic=method@MakeGenericMethod[{GetTypeObject[typeString]}];
st=generic@Invoke[form,{0}]

And this works!

I hope it will help other users who also try the .NET Link

POSTED BY: Mirek M