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

Gets a value indicating whether the class layout attribute SequentialLayout is selected for the Type.

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

Property Value

Type: System..::.Boolean
true if the class layout attribute SequentialLayout is selected for the Type; otherwise, false.

Implements

_Type..::.IsLayoutSequential
Remarks

The LayoutMask is used to select the class layout attributes. The class layout attributes (AutoLayout, SequentialLayout and ExplicitLayout) define how the fields of the class instance are laid out in memory.

For more information, see section 9.1.2 of the specification for the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) documentation, "Partition II: Metadata Definition and Semantics". The documentation is available online; see ECMA C# and Common Language Infrastructure Standards on MSDN and Standard ECMA-335 - Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) on the Ecma International Web site.

If the current Type represents a constructed generic type, this property applies to the generic type definition from which the type was constructed. For example, if the current Type represents MyGenericType<int> (MyGenericType(Of Integer) in Visual Basic), the value of this property is determined by MyGenericType<T>.

If the current Type represents a type parameter in the definition of a generic type or generic method, this property always returns false.

Examples

The following example creates an instance of a class for which the Sequential member of the LayoutKind enum in the StructLayoutAttribute class has been set, checks for the property IsLayoutSequential, and displays the result.


Imports System
Imports System.Reflection
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Class MyTypeSequential1
End Class 'MyTypeSequential1
<StructLayoutAttribute(LayoutKind.Sequential)> Class MyTypeSequential2
    Public Shared Sub Main()
        Try
            ' Create an instance of MyTypeSequential1.
            Dim myObj1 As New MyTypeSequential1()
            Dim myTypeObj1 As Type = myObj1.GetType()
            ' Check for and display the SequentialLayout attribute.
            Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Cr + "The object myObj1 has IsLayoutSequential: {0}.", myObj1.GetType().IsLayoutSequential.ToString())
            ' Create an instance of MyTypeSequential2.
            Dim myObj2 As New MyTypeSequential2()
            Dim myTypeObj2 As Type = myObj2.GetType()
            ' Check for and display the SequentialLayout attribute.
            Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Cr + "The object myObj2 has IsLayoutSequential: {0}.", myObj2.GetType().IsLayoutSequential.ToString())
        Catch e As Exception
            Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Cr + "An exception occurred: {0}", e.Message.ToString())
        End Try
    End Sub 'Main
End Class 'MyTypeSeq2


using System;
using System.Reflection;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
class MyTypeSequential1
{
}
[StructLayoutAttribute(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
class MyTypeSequential2
{
    public static void Main(string []args)
    {
        try
        {
            // Create an instance of myTypeSeq1.
            MyTypeSequential1 myObj1 = new MyTypeSequential1();
            Type myTypeObj1 = myObj1.GetType();
            // Check for and display the SequentialLayout attribute.
            Console.WriteLine("\nThe object myObj1 has IsLayoutSequential: {0}.", myObj1.GetType().IsLayoutSequential);
            // Create an instance of 'myTypeSeq2' class.
            MyTypeSequential2 myObj2 = new MyTypeSequential2();
            Type myTypeObj2 = myObj2.GetType();
            // Check for and display the SequentialLayout attribute.
            Console.WriteLine("\nThe object myObj2 has IsLayoutSequential: {0}.", myObj2.GetType().IsLayoutSequential);
        }
        catch(Exception e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("\nAn exception occurred: {0}", e.Message);
        }
    }
}


#using <System.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Reflection;
using namespace System::ComponentModel;
using namespace System::Runtime::InteropServices;
ref class MyTypeSequential1{};


[StructLayoutAttribute(LayoutKind::Sequential)]
ref class MyTypeSequential2{};

int main()
{
   try
   {

      // Create an instance of myTypeSeq1.
      MyTypeSequential1^ myObj1 = gcnew MyTypeSequential1;

      // Check for and display the SequentialLayout attribute.
      Console::WriteLine( "\nThe object myObj1 has IsLayoutSequential: {0}.", myObj1->GetType()->IsLayoutSequential );

      // Create an instance of 'myTypeSeq2' class.
      MyTypeSequential2^ myObj2 = gcnew MyTypeSequential2;

      // Check for and display the SequentialLayout attribute.
      Console::WriteLine( "\nThe object myObj2 has IsLayoutSequential: {0}.", myObj2->GetType()->IsLayoutSequential );
   }
   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
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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