Type.IsVisible Property
.NET Framework (current version)
Gets a value indicating whether the Type can be accessed by code outside the assembly.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Use this property to determine whether a type is part of the public interface of a component assembly.
The following code example tests two classes, only one of which is visible outside the assembly.
Imports System Friend Class InternalOnly Public Class Nested End Class End Class Public Class Example Public Class Nested End Class Public Shared Sub Main() With GetType(InternalOnly.Nested) Console.WriteLine("Is the " & .FullName _ & " class visible outside the assembly? " & .IsVisible) End With With GetType(Example.Nested) Console.WriteLine("Is the " & .FullName _ & " class visible outside the assembly? " & .IsVisible) End With End Sub End Class ' This example produces the following output: ' 'Is the InternalOnly+Nested class visible outside the assembly? False 'Is the Example+Nested class visible outside the assembly? True
.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Available since 2.0
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
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