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TypeBuilder.IsAssignableFrom Method

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Determines whether an instance of the current Type can be assigned from an instance of the specified Type.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overrides Function IsAssignableFrom ( _
    c As Type _
) As Boolean

public override bool IsAssignableFrom(
    Type c
)

Parameters

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

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if the c parameter and the current Type represent the same type, or if the current Type is in the inheritance hierarchy of c, or if the current Type is an interface that c supports. false if none of these conditions are the case, or if c is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Platforms

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