Type.IsContextful Property

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.NET Framework Class Library

Type.IsContextful Property

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Gets a value indicating whether the Type can be hosted in a context.

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

public bool IsContextful { get; }

Property Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if the Type can be hosted in a context; otherwise, false.

Implements

_Type.IsContextful

A context intercepts calls to the class members and enforces policies that are applied to the class, such as synchronization. For more detailed information on remoting contexts, see Context.

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

The following example demonstrates the IsContextful, IsMarshalByRef, and IsPrimitive properties of the Type class. It checks whether the given type can be hosted in the context, whether it can be marshaled by reference, and whether the type is a primitive data type.


using System;
using System.Runtime.Remoting.Contexts;
public class MyContextBoundClass: ContextBoundObject
{
    public string myString = "This class demonstrates the IsContextful, IsMarshalByRef, and IsPrimitive properties.";
}
public class MyTypeDemoClass
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        try
        {
            // Determine whether the types can be hosted in a Context.
            Console.WriteLine ("The IsContextful property for the {0} type is {1}.", typeof(MyTypeDemoClass).Name, typeof(MyTypeDemoClass).IsContextful);
            Console.WriteLine ("The IsContextful property for the {0} type is {1}.", typeof(MyContextBoundClass).Name, typeof(MyContextBoundClass).IsContextful);

            // Determine whether the types are marshalled by reference.
            Console.WriteLine ("The MarshalByRef property of {0} is {1}.", typeof(MyTypeDemoClass).Name, typeof(MyTypeDemoClass).IsMarshalByRef);
            Console.WriteLine ("The MarshalByRef property of {0} is {1}.", typeof(MyContextBoundClass).Name, typeof(MyContextBoundClass).IsMarshalByRef);

            // Determine whether the types are primitive datatypes.
            Console.WriteLine ("Is {0} is a primitive data type? {1}.", typeof(int).Name, typeof(int).IsPrimitive);
            Console.WriteLine ("Is {0} a primitive data type? {1}.", typeof(string).Name, typeof(string).IsPrimitive);
        } 
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("An exception occurred: " + e.Message);
        }
    }
}


.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Windows 8 Release Preview, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

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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