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.NET Framework Class Library
Type..::.IsClass Property

Gets a value indicating whether the Type is a class; that is, not a value type or interface.

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
Public ReadOnly Property IsClass As Boolean
public bool IsClass { get; }
public:
virtual property bool IsClass {
	bool get () sealed;
}
abstract IsClass : bool
override IsClass : bool

Property Value

Type: System..::.Boolean
true if the Type is a class; otherwise, false.

Implements

_Type..::.IsClass
Remarks

This property returns true for Type instances representing Enum and ValueType.

The ClassSemanticsMask distinguishes a type declaration as class, interface, or value type.

If the current Type represents a constructed generic type, this property returns true if the generic type definition is a class definition; that is, it does not define an interface or a value type.

If the current Type represents 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 creates an instance of a type and indicates whether the type is a class.


Imports System
Imports System.Reflection
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic

Public Class MyDemoClass
End Class 'MyDemoClass

Public Class MyTypeClass
    Public Shared Sub Main()
        Try
            Dim myType As Type = GetType(MyDemoClass)
            ' Get and display the 'IsClass' property of the 'MyDemoClass' instance.
            Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Cr + "Is the specified type a class? {0}.", myType.IsClass.ToString())
        Catch e As Exception
            Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Cr + "An exception occurred: {0}.", e.Message.ToString())
        End Try
    End Sub 'Main
End Class 'MyTypeClass


using System;
using System.Reflection;

public  class MyDemoClass
{
}

public class MyTypeClass
{
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        try
        {
            Type  myType = typeof(MyDemoClass);
            // Get and display the 'IsClass' property of the 'MyDemoClass' instance.
            Console.WriteLine("\nIs the specified type a class? {0}.", myType.IsClass); 
        }
        catch(Exception e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("\nAn exception occurred: {0}." ,e.Message);
        }
    }
}


using namespace System;
using namespace System::Reflection;
public ref class MyDemoClass{};

int main()
{
   try
   {
      Type^ myType = Type::GetType( "MyDemoClass" );

      // Get and display the 'IsClass' property of the 'MyDemoClass' instance.
      Console::WriteLine( "\nIs the specified type a class? {0}.", myType->IsClass );
   }
   catch ( Exception^ e ) 
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "\nAn exception occurred: {0}.", e->Message );
   }

}


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.
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