List<T>.ICollection<T>.IsReadOnly Property

Definition

Gets a value indicating whether the ICollection<T> is read-only.

property bool System::Collections::Generic::ICollection<T>::IsReadOnly { bool get(); };
bool System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<T>.IsReadOnly { get; }
member this.System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<T>.IsReadOnly : bool
 ReadOnly Property IsReadOnly As Boolean Implements ICollection(Of T).IsReadOnly

Property Value

true if the ICollection<T> is read-only; otherwise, false. In the default implementation of List<T>, this property always returns false.

Implements

Remarks

A collection that is read-only does not allow the addition, removal, or modification of elements after the collection is created.

A collection that is read-only is simply a collection with a wrapper that prevents modifying the collection; therefore, if changes are made to the underlying collection, the read-only collection reflects those changes.

Retrieving the value of this property is an O(1) operation.

Applies to