Thanks Aruna,

That returns all portal_types.  However I would like to see what the current type of an object is.

For example, if I am currently here: /mysite/index.html

I would like to know that the current object is a ‘Document’

And if I were here: /mysite/folder

I would like to know that the current object is a ‘Folder’

Thanks,

Mike

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From: Aruna Kathiria [mailto:aruna@cignex.com]
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 3:58 PM
To: Takahashi, Michael; zope-dev@zope.org
Subject: RE: [Zope-dev] Is there a function to get the object type?

Hello:

You can get the types from following function. Once you get the list of the types of the object type, you can use it as you want.

ptypes = context.portal_types.objectValues()

sample script to test is:

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ptypes = context.portal_types.objectValues()

for ptype in ptypes:
 print ptype
return printed

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With Regards,
Aruna Kathiriya
Sr.Consultant,
CIGNEX Technologies, Inc
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From: zope-dev-bounces@zope.org [mailto:zope-dev-bounces@zope.org] On Behalf Of Takahashi, Michael
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 3:47 PM
To: zope-dev@zope.org
Subject: [Zope-dev] Is there a function to get the object type?

Hi guys,

I’m trying to write a function that checks to see if the current object is a ‘Folder’.   

I am using this tutorial as a reference:

http://plone.org/documentation/how-to/pre-populated-folder

To create a new content object, the following command is used:

parent.invokeFactory(id=id, type_name='Folder')
 
 
Is there a function that can check what type this newly created object is? Obviously its ‘Folder’ in this example, but I’d like to be able to get the type_name of an object returned anywhere in my site to see if it is a ‘Folder’. 
 
 
Thanks,
 
Mike