4 files changed, 17 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/libpyside/pysideproperty.cpp b/libpyside/pysideproperty.cpp
index fb9116557..5f11d36d8 100644
--- a/libpyside/pysideproperty.cpp
+++ b/libpyside/pysideproperty.cpp
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ void init(PyObject* module)
     PyModule_AddObject(module, QPROPERTY_CLASS_NAME, ((PyObject*)&PySidePropertyType));
 }
 
-bool isPropertyType(PyObject* pyObj)
+bool checkType(PyObject* pyObj)
 {
     if (pyObj) {
         return PyType_IsSubtype(pyObj->ob_type, &PySidePropertyType);
@@ -213,6 +213,11 @@ bool isPropertyType(PyObject* pyObj)
     return false;
 }
 
+bool isPropertyType(PyObject* pyObj)
+{
+    return checkType(pyObj);
+}
+
 int setValue(PySideProperty* self, PyObject* source, PyObject* value)
 {
     PyObject* fset = self->d->fset;
diff --git a/libpyside/pysideproperty.h b/libpyside/pysideproperty.h
index b5bad18d4..ce2704a13 100644
--- a/libpyside/pysideproperty.h
+++ b/libpyside/pysideproperty.h
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ namespace PySide { namespace Property {
 
 typedef void (*MetaCallHandler)(PySideProperty*,PyObject*,QMetaObject::Call, void**);
 
+PYSIDE_API bool checkType(PyObject* pyObj);
 
+//Deprecated (use checkType)
 PYSIDE_API bool isPropertyType(PyObject* pyObj);
 
 /**
diff --git a/libpyside/pysidesignal.cpp b/libpyside/pysidesignal.cpp
index 4cbc789b1..763456a11 100644
--- a/libpyside/pysidesignal.cpp
+++ b/libpyside/pysidesignal.cpp
@@ -473,6 +473,13 @@ void init(PyObject* module)
     Py_INCREF(&PySideSignalInstanceType);
 }
 
+bool checkType(PyObject* pyObj)
+{
+    if (pyObj)
+        return PyType_IsSubtype(pyObj->ob_type, &PySideSignalType);
+    return false;
+}
+
 void updateSourceObject(PyObject* source)
 {
     PyTypeObject * objType = reinterpret_cast<PyTypeObject *>(PyObject_Type(source));
diff --git a/libpyside/pysidesignal.h b/libpyside/pysidesignal.h
index 443572c73..d0efe16ab 100644
--- a/libpyside/pysidesignal.h
+++ b/libpyside/pysidesignal.h
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ extern "C"
 
 namespace PySide { namespace Signal {
 
+PYSIDE_API bool checkType(PyObject* type);
+
 /**
  * This function creates a Signal object which stay attached to QObject class
  *