Type.IsClass Property

Definition

Gets a value indicating whether the Type is a class or a delegate; that is, not a value type or interface.

C#
public bool IsClass { get; }

Property Value

true if the Type is a class; otherwise, false.

Implements

Examples

The following example creates an instance of a type and indicates whether the type is a class.

C#
using System;
using System.Reflection;

public  class MyDemoClass
{
}

public class MyTypeClass
{
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        try
        {
            Type  myType = typeof(MyDemoClass);
            // Get and display the 'IsClass' property of the 'MyDemoClass' instance.
            Console.WriteLine("\nIs the specified type a class? {0}.", myType.IsClass);
        }
        catch(Exception e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("\nAn exception occurred: {0}." ,e.Message);
        }
    }
}

Remarks

This property returns true for classes as well as delegates. It returns false for value types (for structures and enumerations) even if they are boxed.

If the current Type represents a type parameter in the definition of a generic type or generic method, this property always returns true. If the current Type represents a constructed generic type, this property returns true if the generic type definition is a class definition; that is, it does not define an interface or a value type.

Note

This property returns true for Type instances that represent the Enum and ValueType classes. These two classes are the base types for enumerations and value types, respectively, but they are not enumerations or value types themselves. For more information, see the IsValueType and IsEnum properties.

The TypeAttributes.ClassSemanticsMask enumeration value distinguishes a type declaration as class or interface. However, both classes and value types are marked with the TypeAttributes.Class attribute. If you retrieve the value of a type's Attributes property and use the TypeAttributes.ClassSemanticsMask value to determine whether a type is a class instead of a value type, you must also call the IsValueType property. The example for the TypeAttributes enumeration contains additional information as well as anexample.

This property is read-only.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 2.0, 2.1

See also