Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
Examples
The following example overrides the IsArrayImpl method in the MyTypeDelegator class, checks if a variable is an array, and displays the result.
Imports System
Imports System.Reflection
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Public Class MyTypeDelegator
Inherits TypeDelegator
Public myElementType As String = Nothing
Public myType As Type
Public Sub New(ByVal myType As Type)
MyBase.New(myType)
Me.myType = myType
End Sub 'New
' Override IsArrayImpl().
Protected Overrides Function IsArrayImpl() As Boolean
' Determine whether the type is an array.
If myType.IsArray Then
myElementType = "array"
Return True
End If
' Return false if the type is not an array.
Return False
End Function 'IsArrayImpl
End Class 'MyTypeDelegator
Public Class Type_IsArrayImpl
Public Shared Sub Main()
Try
Dim myInt As Integer = 0
' Create an instance of an array element.
Dim myArray(4) As Integer
Dim myType As New MyTypeDelegator(myArray.GetType())
Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.NewLine + "Determine whether the variable is an array." + ControlChars.NewLine)
' Determine whether 'myType' is an array type.
If myType.IsArray Then
Console.WriteLine("The type of myArray is {0}.", myType.myElementType)
Else
Console.WriteLine("myArray is not an array.")
End If
myType = New MyTypeDelegator(myInt.GetType())
' Determine whether myType is an array type.
If myType.IsArray Then
Console.WriteLine("The type of myInt is {0}.", myType.myElementType)
Else
Console.WriteLine("myInt is not an array.")
End If
Catch e As Exception
Console.WriteLine("Exception: {0}", e.Message.ToString())
End Try
End Sub 'Main
End Class 'Type_IsArrayImpl
using System;
using System.Reflection;
public class MyTypeDelegator : TypeDelegator
{
public string myElementType = null;
public Type myType;
public MyTypeDelegator(Type myType) : base(myType)
{
this.myType = myType;
}
// Override IsArrayImpl().
protected override bool IsArrayImpl()
{
// Determine whether the type is an array.
if(myType.IsArray)
{
myElementType = "array";
return true;
}
// Return false if the type is not an array.
return false;
}
}
public class Type_IsArrayImpl
{
public static void Main()
{
try
{
int myInt = 0 ;
// Create an instance of an array element.
int[] myArray = new int[5];
MyTypeDelegator myType = new MyTypeDelegator(myArray.GetType());
Console.WriteLine("\nDetermine whether the variable is an array.\n");
// Determine whether myType is an array type.
if( myType.IsArray)
Console.WriteLine("The type of myArray is {0}.", myType.myElementType);
else
Console.WriteLine("myArray is not an array.");
myType = new MyTypeDelegator(myInt.GetType());
// Determine whether myType is an array type.
if( myType.IsArray)
Console.WriteLine("The type of myInt is {0}.", myType.myElementType);
else
Console.WriteLine("myInt is not an array.");
}
catch( Exception e )
{
Console.WriteLine("Exception: {0}", e.Message );
}
}
}
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Reflection;
public ref class MyTypeDelegator: public TypeDelegator
{
public:
String^ myElementType;
Type^ myType;
MyTypeDelegator( Type^ myType )
: TypeDelegator( myType )
{
this->myType = myType;
}
protected:
// Override IsArrayImpl().
virtual bool IsArrayImpl() override
{
// Determine whether the type is an array.
if ( myType->IsArray )
{
myElementType = "array";
return true;
}
// Return false if the type is not an array.
return false;
}
};
int main()
{
try
{
int myInt = 0;
// Create an instance of an array element.
array<Int32>^myArray = gcnew array<Int32>(5);
MyTypeDelegator^ myType = gcnew MyTypeDelegator( myArray->GetType() );
Console::WriteLine( "\nDetermine whether the variable is an array.\n" );
// Determine whether myType is an array type.
if ( myType->IsArray )
Console::WriteLine( "The type of myArray is {0}.", myType->myElementType );
else
Console::WriteLine( "myArray is not an array." );
myType = gcnew MyTypeDelegator( myInt.GetType() );
// Determine whether myType is an array type.
if ( myType->IsArray )
Console::WriteLine( "The type of myInt is {0}.", myType->myElementType );
else
Console::WriteLine( "myInt is not an array." );
}
catch ( Exception^ e )
{
Console::WriteLine( "Exception: {0}", e->Message );
}
}
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.