Type.IsEnum Property
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
This 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.
using namespace System; enum class Color { Red, Blue, Green }; int main() { Type^ colorType = Color::typeid; Type^ enumType = Enum::typeid; 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 ); }
import System.*;
enum Color
{
red, blue, green;
} //Color
class TestIsEnum
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Type colorType = Color.class.ToType();
Type enumType = Enum.class.ToType();
Console.WriteLine("Is Color an enum? {0}.",
System.Convert.ToString(colorType.get_IsEnum()));
Console.WriteLine("Is Color a value type? {0}.",
System.Convert.ToString(colorType.get_IsValueType()));
Console.WriteLine("Is Enum an enum Type? {0}.",
System.Convert.ToString(enumType.get_IsEnum()));
Console.WriteLine("Is Enum a value type? {0}.",
System.Convert.ToString(enumType.get_IsValueType()));
} //main
} //TestIsEnum
This code produces 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.
Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition
The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.