Type::IsSubclassOf Method

Determines whether the class represented by the current Type derives from the class represented by the specified Type.

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

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

Parameters

c
Type: System::Type
The Type to compare with the current Type.

Return Value

Type: System::Boolean
true if the Type represented by the c parameter and the current Type represent classes, and the class represented by the current Type derives from the class represented by c; otherwise, false. This method also returns false if c and the current Type represent the same class.

ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullException

The c parameter is nullptr.

The IsSubclassOf method cannot be used to determine whether an interface derives from another interface, or whether a class implements an interface. Use the GetInterface method for that purpose. Note that if a type is dervived from an interface, this method returns true for that type being a subclass of Object.

If the current Type represents a type parameter in the definition of a generic type or generic method, it derives from its class constraint or from System::Object if it has no class constraint.

NoteNote:

If the IsSubclassOf is the converse of IsAssignableFrom. That is, if t1.IsSubclassOf(t2) is true, then t2.IsAssignableFrom(t1) is also true.

This method can be overridden by a derived class.

The following example demonstrates the use of the IsSubclassOf method by creating an instance of a class and an instance of its derived class.

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

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