EndPoint.AddressFamily Property (System.Net)

AddressFamily Property

.NET Framework Class Library

EndPoint..::.AddressFamily Property

Gets the address family to which the endpoint belongs.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Overridable ReadOnly Property AddressFamily As AddressFamily

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As EndPoint
Dim value As AddressFamily

value = instance.AddressFamily

public virtual AddressFamily AddressFamily { get; }

Visual C++

public:
virtual property AddressFamily AddressFamily {
    AddressFamily get ();
}

JScript

public function get AddressFamily () : AddressFamily

Property Value

Type: System.Net.Sockets..::.AddressFamily
One of the AddressFamily values.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
NotImplementedException	Any attempt is made to get or set the property when the property is not overridden in a descendant class.

Remarks

The AddressFamily property specifies the addressing scheme that is used by the endpoint's underlying network protocol.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

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

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0

Reference

EndPoint Class

EndPoint Members

System.Net Namespace