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

Gets a value indicating whether the Type is declared sealed.

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

Property Value

Type: System..::.Boolean
true if the Type is declared sealed; otherwise, false.

Implements

_Type..::.IsSealed
Remarks

If the current Type represents a type parameter of a generic type, this property always returns true.

Examples

The following example creates an instance of a sealed class, checks for the IsSealed property, and displays the result.


Imports System
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Namespace SystemType
    Public Class [MyClass]
        ' Declare MyTestClass as sealed.
        Public NotInheritable Class MyTestClass
        End Class 'MyTestClass
        Public Shared Sub Main()
            Try
                Dim myBool As Boolean = False
                Dim myTestClassInstance As New MyTestClass()
                ' Get the type of myTestClassInstance.
                Dim myType As Type = myTestClassInstance.GetType()
                ' Get the IsSealed property of myTestClassInstance.
                myBool = myType.IsSealed
                Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Cr + "Is {0} sealed? {1}.", myType.FullName, myBool.ToString())
            Catch e As Exception
                Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Cr + "An exception occurred: {0}", e.Message.ToString())
            End Try
        End Sub 'Main
    End Class '[MyClass] 
End Namespace 'SystemType


using System;
namespace SystemType
{
    public class MyClass
    {
        // Declare MyTestClass as sealed.
        sealed public class MyTestClass
        {
        }
        public static void Main(string []args)
        {
            try
            {
                bool myBool = false;
                MyTestClass myTestClassInstance = new MyTestClass();
                // Get the type of myTestClassInstance.
                Type myType = myTestClassInstance.GetType();
                // Get the IsSealed property of the myTestClassInstance.
                myBool = myType.IsSealed;
                Console.WriteLine("\nIs {0} sealed? {1}.", myType.FullName, myBool.ToString());
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("\nAn exception occurred: {0}",e.Message);
            }
        }
    }
}


using namespace System;

   // Declare MyTestClass as sealed.
   ref class MyTestClass sealed{};

int main()
   {
      try
      {
         bool myBool = false;
         MyTestClass^ myTestClassInstance = gcnew MyTestClass;

         // Get the type of myTestClassInstance.
         Type^ myType = myTestClassInstance->GetType();

         // Get the IsSealed property of the myTestClassInstance.
         myBool = myType->IsSealed;
         Console::WriteLine( "\nIs {0} sealed? {1}.", myType->FullName, myBool );
      }
      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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