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List<T>::ICollection<T>::IsReadOnly Property

.NET Framework (current version)

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Gets a value indicating whether the ICollection<T> is read-only.

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

Syntax

C++

private:
property bool IsReadOnly {
	virtual bool get() sealed = ICollection<T>::IsReadOnly::get;
}

Property Value

Type: System::Boolean

true if the ICollection<T> is read-only; otherwise, false. In the default implementation of List<T>, this property always returns false.

Implements

ICollection<T>::IsReadOnly

Remarks

A collection that is read-only does not allow the addition, removal, or modification of elements after the collection is created.

A collection that is read-only is simply a collection with a wrapper that prevents modifying the collection; therefore, if changes are made to the underlying collection, the read-only collection reflects those changes.

Retrieving the value of this property is an O(1) operation.

Version Information

Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1