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InheritanceFlags Enumeration

Inheritance flags specify the semantics of inheritance for access control entries (ACEs).

This enumeration has a FlagsAttribute attribute that allows a bitwise combination of its member values.

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

[FlagsAttribute]
public enum class InheritanceFlags

Member nameDescription
NoneThe ACE is not inherited by child objects.
ContainerInheritThe ACE is inherited by child container objects.
ObjectInheritThe ACE is inherited by child leaf objects.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

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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