Type.IsEnum Property
Gets a value indicating whether the current Type represents an enumeration.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Property Value
Type: System.Booleantrue if the current Type represents an enumeration; otherwise, false.
Implements
_Type.IsEnumThis property returns true for an enumeration, but not for the Enum type itself.
If the current Type represents a constructed generic type, this property applies to the generic type definition from which the type was constructed. For example, if the current Type represents MyGenericType<int> (MyGenericType(Of Integer) in Visual Basic), the value of this property is determined by MyGenericType<T>.
If the current Type represents 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 how to use the IsEnum property.
Imports System Public Enum Color Red Blue Green End Enum Class Example Public Shared Sub Main() Dim colorType As Type = GetType(Color) Dim enumType As Type = GetType([Enum]) Console.WriteLine("Is Color an enum? {0}.", colorType.IsEnum) Console.WriteLine("Is Color a value type? {0}.", colorType.IsValueType) Console.WriteLine("Is Enum an enum type? {0}.", enumType.IsEnum) Console.WriteLine("Is Enum a value type? {0}.", enumType.IsValueType) End Sub End Class ' The example displays the following output: ' Is Color an enum? True. ' Is Color a value type? True. ' Is Enum an enum type? False. ' Is Enum a value type? False.
Available since 1.1
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0