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Type::HasElementTypeImpl Method ()

 

When overridden in a derived class, implements the HasElementType property and determines whether the current Type encompasses or refers to another type; that is, whether the current Type is an array, a pointer, or is passed by reference.

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

protected:
virtual bool HasElementTypeImpl() abstract

Return Value

Type: System::Boolean

true if the Type is an array, a pointer, or is passed by reference; otherwise, false.

For example, Type.GetType("Int32[]").HasElementTypeImpl returns true, but Type.GetType("Int32").HasElementTypeImpl returns false. HasElementTypeImpl also returns true for "Int32*" and "Int32&".

The following example defines the class MyTypeDelegator, which overrides the HasElementTypeImpl method. The main class checks for the HasElementType property and displays the element type.

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Reflection;
public ref class MyTypeDelegator: public TypeDelegator
{
public:
   String^ myElementType;

private:
   Type^ myType;

public:
   MyTypeDelegator( Type^ myType )
      : TypeDelegator( myType )
   {
      this->myType = myType;
   }


protected:

   // Override Type::HasElementTypeImpl().
   virtual bool HasElementTypeImpl() override
   {

      // Determine whether the type is an array.
      if ( myType->IsArray )
      {
         myElementType = "array";
         return true;
      }


      // Determine whether the type is a reference.
      if ( myType->IsByRef )
      {
         myElementType = "reference";
         return true;
      }


      // Determine whether the type is a pointer.
      if ( myType->IsPointer )
      {
         myElementType = "pointer";
         return true;
      }


      // Return false if the type is not a reference, array, or pointer type.
      return false;
   }

};

int main()
{
   try
   {
      int myInt = 0;
      array<Int32>^myArray = gcnew array<Int32>(5);
      MyTypeDelegator^ myType = gcnew MyTypeDelegator( myArray->GetType() );

      // Determine whether myType is an array, pointer, reference type.
      Console::WriteLine( "\nDetermine whether a variable is an array, pointer, or reference type.\n" );
      if ( myType->HasElementType )
            Console::WriteLine( "The type of myArray is {0}.", myType->myElementType );
      else
            Console::WriteLine( "myArray is not an array, pointer, or reference type." );
      myType = gcnew MyTypeDelegator( myInt.GetType() );

      // Determine whether myType is an array, pointer, reference type.
      if ( myType->HasElementType )
            Console::WriteLine( "The type of myInt is {0}.", myType->myElementType );
      else
            Console::WriteLine( "myInt is not an array, pointer, or reference type." );
   }
   catch ( Exception^ e ) 
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "Exception: {0}", e->Message );
   }

}

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
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