2 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libpyside/pyside.cpp b/libpyside/pyside.cpp
index af763aa44..950e2da5f 100644
--- a/libpyside/pyside.cpp
+++ b/libpyside/pyside.cpp
@@ -284,5 +284,17 @@ PyObject* getMetaDataFromQObject(QObject* cppSelf, PyObject* self, PyObject* nam
     return attr;
 }
 
+bool inherits(PyTypeObject* objType, const char* class_name)
+{
+    if (strcmp(objType->tp_name, class_name) == 0)
+        return true;
+
+    PyTypeObject* base = (objType)->tp_base;
+    if (base == 0)
+        return false;
+
+    return inherits(base, class_name);
+}
+
 } //namespace PySide
 
diff --git a/libpyside/pyside.h b/libpyside/pyside.h
index fae1b420f..747b08da8 100644
--- a/libpyside/pyside.h
+++ b/libpyside/pyside.h
@@ -102,6 +102,14 @@ PYSIDE_API void destroyQCoreApplication();
  */
 PYSIDE_API PyObject* getMetaDataFromQObject(QObject* cppSelf, PyObject* self, PyObject* name);
 
+/**
+ * Check if self inherits from class_name
+ * \param self Python object
+ * \param class_name strict with the class name
+ * \return Returns true if self object inherits from class_name, otherwise returns false
+ */
+PYSIDE_API bool inherits(PyTypeObject* self, const char* class_name);
+
 } //namespace PySide