Gets a value indicating whether the Type is an array.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax . . :: . IsArray
Public ReadOnly Property IsArray As Booleanpublic bool IsArray { get; }public:
virtual property bool IsArray {
bool get () sealed;
}abstract IsArray : bool
override IsArray : boolImplements
_Type Remarks
The IsArray property returns false for the Array class.
To check for an array, use code such as typeof(Array).IsAssignableFrom(type).
If the current Type represents a generic type, or a type parameter in the definition of a generic type or generic method, this property always returns false.
This property is read-only.
Examples
The following example demonstrates using the IsArray property.
Imports System
Class TestIsArray
Public Shared Sub Main()
Dim array As Integer() = {1, 2, 3, 4}
Dim at As Type = GetType(Array)
Dim t As Type = array.GetType()
Console.WriteLine("The type is {0}. Is this type an array? {1}", at, at.IsArray)
Console.WriteLine("The type is {0}. Is this type an array? {1}", t, t.IsArray)
End Sub 'Main
End Class 'TestType
using System;
class TestIsArray
{
public static void Main()
{
int [] array = {1,2,3,4};
Type at = typeof(Array);
Type t = array.GetType();
Console.WriteLine("The type is {0}. Is this type an array? {1}", at, at.IsArray);
Console.WriteLine("The type is {0}. Is this type an array? {1}", t, t.IsArray);
}
}
using namespace System;
int main()
{
array<Int32>^array = {1,2,3,4};
Type^ at = Array::typeid;
Type^ t = array->GetType();
Console::WriteLine( "The type is {0}. Is this type an array? {1}", at, at->IsArray.ToString() );
Console::WriteLine( "The type is {0}. Is this type an array? {1}", t, t->IsArray.ToString() );
}
This code produces the following output:
Type is System.Array. IsArray? False
Type is System.Int32[]. IsArray? True 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.