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Type.IsInstanceOfType Method

.NET Framework 4

Determines whether the specified object is an instance of the current Type.

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

public virtual bool IsInstanceOfType(
	Object o
)

Parameters

o: Type: System.Object
The object to compare with the current type.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if the current Type is in the inheritance hierarchy of the object represented by o, or if the current Type is an interface that o supports. false if neither of these conditions is the case, or if o is null, or if the current Type is an open generic type (that is, ContainsGenericParameters returns true).

Implements

_Type.IsInstanceOfType(Object)

Remarks

This method can be overridden by a derived class.

Note
A constructed type is not an instance of its generic type definition. That is, MyGenericList<int> (MyGenericList(Of Integer) in Visual Basic) is not an instance of MyGenericList<T> (MyGenericList(Of T) in Visual Basic).

Examples

The following example demonstrates the use of the IsInstanceOfType method.

C++


using System;
public interface IMyIfc {}
public class MyClass : IMyIfc {}
public class MyDerivedClass : MyClass {}
class IsInstanceTest 
{
    public static void Main() 
    {
        Type imyifcType=typeof(IMyIfc);
        MyClass mc = new MyClass();
        Type mcType = mc.GetType();
        MyClass mdc = new MyDerivedClass();
        Type mdcType = mdc.GetType();
        int [] array  = new int [10];
        Type arrayType = typeof(Array);
        Console.WriteLine("Is int[] an instance of the Array class? {0}.", arrayType.IsInstanceOfType(array));
        Console.WriteLine("Is myclass an instance of MyClass? {0}.", mcType.IsInstanceOfType(mc));
        Console.WriteLine("Is myderivedclass an instance of MyClass? {0}.", mcType.IsInstanceOfType(mdc));
        Console.WriteLine("Is myclass an instance of IMyIfc? {0}.", imyifcType.IsInstanceOfType(mc));
        Console.WriteLine("Is myderivedclass an instance of IMyIfc? {0}.", imyifcType.IsInstanceOfType(mdc));
    }
}

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

Type Class

System Namespace

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