Access the values of an axis by name

Author: Chris Foster

src/core.jl

@@ -285,6 +285,15 @@ function axisdim(::Type{AxisArray{T,N,D,Ax}}, ::Type{<:Axis{name,S} where S}) wh
     idx
 end
 
+# Allow access to the values of axes by name
+function Base.getproperty(A::AxisArray, name::Symbol)
+    if name == :data || name == :axes
+        getfield(A, name) # Real fields
+    else
+        getfield(A, :axes)[axisdim(A, Axis{name})].val
+    end
+end
+
 # Base definitions that aren't provided by AbstractArray
 @inline Base.size(A::AxisArray) = size(A.data)
 @inline Base.size(A::AxisArray, Ax::Axis) = size(A.data, axisdim(A, Ax))