Type.IsArray Property
.NET Framework (current version)
Gets a value that indicates whether the type is an array.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Implements
_Type.IsArrayThe IsArray property returns false for the Array class. It also returns false if the current instance is a Type object that represents a collection type or an interface designed to work with collections, such as IEnumerable or IEnumerable(Of T).
To check for an array, use code such as:
If the current type represents a generic type, or a type parameter in the definition of a generic type or generic method, this property always returns false.
This property is read-only.
The following example demonstrates using theIsArray property.
Imports System.Collections Imports System.Collections.Generic Module Example Public Sub Main() Dim types() As Type = { GetType(String), GetType(Integer()), GetType(ArrayList), GetType(Array), GetType(List(Of String)), GetType(IEnumerable(Of Char)) } For Each t In types Console.WriteLine("{0,-15} IsArray = {1}", t.Name + ":", t.IsArray) Next End Sub End Module ' The example displays the following output: ' String: IsArray = False ' Int32[]: IsArray = True ' ArrayList: IsArray = False ' Array: IsArray = False ' List`1: IsArray = False ' IEnumerable`1: IsArray = False
Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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
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