diff --git a/core/src/mirror.c b/core/src/mirror.c
index 3482aff..7a02766 100644
--- a/core/src/mirror.c
+++ b/core/src/mirror.c
@@ -1,10 +1,26 @@
 #include "mirror.h"
 
-const void* mirror_get_typeclass(void* self, IMirror const* tc, const char* typeclass) {
+MirroredTypeclass* internal_mirror_get_typeclass(void* self, IMirror const* tc, const char* typeclass) {
     uintptr_t target_hash = strhash(typeclass);
     list_foreach(MirroredTypeclass*, class, tc->get_typeclasses(self)) {
         if(target_hash == class->name_hash && strcmp(typeclass, class->typeclass_name) == 0)
-            return class->typeclass;
+            return class;
     }
     return NULL;
 }
+
+const void* mirror_get_typeclass(void* data, IMirror const* tc, const char* typeclass) {
+    MirroredTypeclass* class = internal_mirror_get_typeclass(data, tc, typeclass);
+    if(class != NULL)
+        return class->typeclass;
+    else
+        return NULL;
+}
+
+void* mirror_get_function(void* data, IMirror const* tc, const char* typeclass_name) {
+    MirroredTypeclass* class = internal_mirror_get_typeclass(data, tc, typeclass_name);
+    if(class != NULL)
+        return class->function;
+    else
+        return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/core/src/mirror.h b/core/src/mirror.h
index 0ec937c..8f4a2af 100644
--- a/core/src/mirror.h
+++ b/core/src/mirror.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ typedef struct {
     const char* typeclass_name;
     uintptr_t name_hash;
     const void* typeclass;
+    void* function;
 } MirroredTypeclass;
 
 static inline int mirror_is_typeid(const Mirror* mirror, typeid id) {
@@ -37,6 +38,10 @@ static inline int mirror_eq(const Mirror* lhs, const Mirror* rhs) {
 }
 
 extern const void* mirror_get_typeclass(void* data, IMirror const* tc, const char* typeclass);
+// get the wrapper function for a given typeclass name
+// example:
+// 
+extern void* mirror_get_function(void* data, IMirror const* tc, const char* typeclass_name);
 
 #define MIRROR_TRY_WRAP(Into_, Mirror_, Typeclass_){\
     MirroredTypeclassWrapFunc fn_ = mirror_get_typeclass(Mirror_, #Typeclass_);\
@@ -90,7 +95,8 @@ List* T##_get_typeclasses(T* self) {\
     tc = (MirroredTypeclass){\
         .name_hash = strhash(#TypeClass_),\
         .typeclass_name = #TypeClass_,\
-        .typeclass = (void*)T##_as_##TypeClass_(NULL).tc\
+        .typeclass = (void*)T##_as_##TypeClass_(NULL).tc,\
+        .function = (void*)T##_as_##TypeClass_\
     };\
     list_add(&typeclasses, &tc);