.NET Interop

Facilities for interop with languages supporting null.

Interop

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[<AutoOpen>]
module Interop =

    let inline (===) a b = obj.ReferenceEquals(a, b)
    let inline (<=>) a b = not (a === b)
    let inline isNull value = value === null
    let inline nil<'T> = Unchecked.defaultof<'T>
    let inline safeUnbox value = if isNull value then nil else unbox value
    let (|Null|_|) value = if isNull value then Some() else None

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type Foo() = class end

type Test() =
    member this.AcceptFoo(foo:Foo) = //passed from C#
        if isNull foo then nullArg "foo"
        else ()

    member this.AcceptFoo2(foo:Foo) = //passed from C#
        match foo with
        | Null -> nullArg "foo"
        | _ -> ()

    member this.AcceptBoxedFoo(boxedFoo:obj) =
        let foo : Foo = safeUnbox boxedFoo
        ()

    member this.ReturnFoo() : Foo = //returning to C#
        if (true) then new Foo()
        else nil

Multiple items
type AutoOpenAttribute =
  inherit Attribute
  new : unit -> AutoOpenAttribute
  new : path:string -> AutoOpenAttribute
  member Path : string

Full name: Microsoft.FSharp.Core.AutoOpenAttribute

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new : unit -> AutoOpenAttribute
new : path:string -> AutoOpenAttribute

val a : 'a

val b : 'b

type obj = System.Object

Full name: Microsoft.FSharp.Core.obj

System.Object.ReferenceEquals(objA: obj, objB: obj) : bool

val not : value:bool -> bool

Full name: Microsoft.FSharp.Core.Operators.not

val isNull : value:'a -> bool

Full name: Script.Interop.isNull

val value : 'a

val nil<'T> : 'T

Full name: Script.Interop.nil

module Unchecked

from Microsoft.FSharp.Core.Operators

val defaultof<'T> : 'T

Full name: Microsoft.FSharp.Core.Operators.Unchecked.defaultof

val safeUnbox : value:'a -> 'b

Full name: Script.Interop.safeUnbox

val unbox : value:obj -> 'T

Full name: Microsoft.FSharp.Core.Operators.unbox

union case Option.Some: Value: 'T -> Option<'T>

union case Option.None: Option<'T>

Multiple items
type Foo =
new : unit -> Foo

Full name: Script.Foo

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new : unit -> Foo

Multiple items
type Test =
  new : unit -> Test
  member AcceptBoxedFoo : boxedFoo:obj -> unit
  member AcceptFoo : foo:Foo -> unit
  member AcceptFoo2 : foo:Foo -> unit
  member ReturnFoo : unit -> Foo

Full name: Script.Test

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new : unit -> Test

val this : Test

member Test.AcceptFoo : foo:Foo -> unit

Full name: Script.Test.AcceptFoo

val foo : Foo

val nullArg : argumentName:string -> 'T

Full name: Microsoft.FSharp.Core.Operators.nullArg

member Test.AcceptFoo2 : foo:Foo -> unit

Full name: Script.Test.AcceptFoo2

active recognizer Null: 'a -> unit option

Full name: Script.Interop.( |Null|_| )

member Test.AcceptBoxedFoo : boxedFoo:obj -> unit

Full name: Script.Test.AcceptBoxedFoo

val boxedFoo : obj

member Test.ReturnFoo : unit -> Foo

Full name: Script.Test.ReturnFoo

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More information

Link:	http://fssnip.net/4G
Posted:	14 years ago
Author:	Daniel Robinson
Tags:	interop , null handling