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11/17/2011

Type.IsAnsiClass Property

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Gets a value indicating whether the string format attribute AnsiClass is selected for the Type.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property IsAnsiClass As Boolean

public bool IsAnsiClass { get; }

Property Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if the string format attribute AnsiClass is selected for the Type; otherwise, false.

Remarks

The StringFormatMask selects the string format attributes. The string format attributes enhance interoperability by defining how strings should be interpreted.

If the current Type represents a generic type, this property pertains to the generic type definition from which the type was constructed. For example, if the current Type represents MyGenericType<int> (MyGenericType(Of Integer) in Visual Basic), the value of this property is determined by MyGenericType<T>.

If the current Type represents a type parameter of a generic type, this property always returns false.

Examples

The following example gets the field information and checks for the AnsiClass attribute.

Note:
To run this example, see Building Examples That Use a Demo Method and a TextBlock Control.

Imports System.Reflection

Public Class MyClass1
   Protected myField As String = "A sample protected field."
End Class 

Public Class Example
    Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)

        Dim myObject As New MyClass1()
        ' Get the type of MyClass1.
        Dim myType As Type = GetType(MyClass1)
        ' Get the field information and the attributes associated with MyClass1.
        Dim myFieldInfo As FieldInfo = myType.GetField("myField", _
            BindingFlags.NonPublic Or BindingFlags.Instance)

        outputBlock.Text &= vbLf & "Checking for AnsiClass attribute for a field." & vbLf
        ' Get and display the name and the AnsiClass attribute.
        outputBlock.Text &= _
            String.Format("Name of Class: {0} " & vbLf & "IsAnsiClass = {1}" & vbLf, _
                myType.FullName, myType.IsAnsiClass)

    End Sub 
End Class

using System;
using System.Reflection;
public class MyClass
{
   protected string myField = "A sample protected field.";
}
public class Example
{
    public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
    {
        MyClass myObject = new MyClass();
        // Get the type of the 'MyClass'.
        Type myType = typeof(MyClass);

        // Get the field information and the attributes associated with MyClass.
        FieldInfo myFieldInfo = myType.GetField("myField", 
            BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance);

        outputBlock.Text += "\nChecking for the AnsiClass attribute for a field.\n";
        // Get and display the name, field, and the AnsiClass attribute.
        outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Name of Class: {0} \nIsAnsiClass = {1}\n", 
           myType.FullName, myType.IsAnsiClass);
    }
}

Version Information

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

Platforms

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

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