Type.IsInterface Property
Gets a value indicating whether the Type is an interface; that is, not a class or a value type.
[Visual Basic] Public ReadOnly Property IsInterface As Boolean [C#] public bool IsInterface {get;} [C++] public: __property bool get_IsInterface(); [JScript] public function get IsInterface() : Boolean;
Property Value
true if the Type is an interface; otherwise, false.
Remarks
The ClassSemanticsMask distinguishes a type declaration as class, interface or value type.
This property is read-only.
Example
[Visual Basic, C#, C++] The following example creates an interface, checks for the interface type, and indicates whether a class has the IsInterface property set.
[Visual Basic] Imports System Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic ' Declare an interface. Interface myIFace End Interface 'myIFace Class MyIsInterface Public Shared Sub Main() Try ' Get the IsInterface attribute for myIFace. Dim myBool1 As Boolean = GetType(myIFace).IsInterface ' Display the IsInterface attribute for myIFace. Console.WriteLine("Is the specified type an interface? {0}.", myBool1.ToString) ' Get the IsInterface attribute for MyIsInterface. Dim myBool2 As Boolean = GetType(MyIsInterface).IsInterface ' Display the IsInterface attribute for MyIsInterface. Console.WriteLine("Is the specified type an interface? {0}.", myBool2.ToString) Catch e As Exception Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Cr + "An exception occurred: {0}", e.Message.ToString) End Try End Sub 'Main End Class 'MyIsInterface [C#] using System; // Declare an interface. interface myIFace { } class MyIsInterface { public static void Main(string []args) { try { // Get the IsInterface attribute for myIFace. bool myBool1 = typeof(myIFace).IsInterface; //Display the IsInterface attribute for myIFace. Console.WriteLine("Is the specified type an interface? {0}.", myBool1); // Get the attribute IsInterface for MyIsInterface. bool myBool2 = typeof(MyIsInterface).IsInterface; //Display the IsInterface attribute for MyIsInterface. Console.WriteLine("Is the specified type an interface? {0}.", myBool2); } catch(Exception e) { Console.WriteLine("\nAn exception occurred: {0}.", e.Message); } } } [C++] #using <mscorlib.dll> using namespace System; // Declare an interface. public __gc __interface myIFace { }; public __gc class MyIsInterface { }; void main() { try { // Get the IsInterface attribute for myIFace. bool myBool1 = __typeof(myIFace)->IsInterface; //Display the IsInterface attribute for myIFace. Console::WriteLine(S"Is the specified type an interface? {0}.", __box( myBool1)); // Get the attribute IsInterface for MyIsInterface. bool myBool2 = __typeof(MyIsInterface)->IsInterface; //Display the IsInterface attribute for MyIsInterface. Console::WriteLine(S"Is the specified type an interface? {0}.", __box( myBool2)); } catch (Exception* e) { Console::WriteLine(S"\nAn exception occurred: {0}.", e->Message); } }
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Requirements
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family, .NET Compact Framework, Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) Standard
See Also
Type Class | Type Members | System Namespace | TypeAttributes | IsClass | IsValueType