Type.IsNestedPublic Property

Definition

Gets a value indicating whether a class is nested and declared public.

public bool IsNestedPublic { get; }

Property Value

true if the class is nested and declared public; otherwise, false.

Implements

Examples

The following example creates an outer class with a number of nested classes that have various types of visibility. It then retrieves the value of a number of visibility-related Type properties for the parent type and each of its nested types.

using System;

// Create a class with a number of nested classes.
public class OuterClass
{
    private class PrivateClass
    {}

    protected class ProtectedClass
    {}

    internal class InternalClass
    {}

    protected internal class ProtectedInternalClass
    {}

    public class PublicClass
    {}

    public static void Main()
    {
        // Create an array of Type objects for all the classes.
        Type[] types = { typeof(OuterClass),
                         typeof(OuterClass.PublicClass),
                         typeof(OuterClass.PrivateClass),
                         typeof(OuterClass.ProtectedClass),
                         typeof(OuterClass.InternalClass),
                         typeof(OuterClass.ProtectedInternalClass) };
        // Display the property values of each nested class.
        foreach (var type in types) {
           Console.WriteLine("\n{0} property values:", type.Name);
           Console.WriteLine("   Public Class: {0}", type.IsPublic);
           Console.WriteLine("   Not a Public Class: {0}", type.IsNotPublic);
           Console.WriteLine("   Nested Class: {0}", type.IsNested);
           Console.WriteLine("   Nested Private Class: {0}", type.IsNestedPrivate);
           Console.WriteLine("   Nested Internal Class: {0}", type.IsNestedAssembly);
           Console.WriteLine("   Nested Protected Class: {0}", type.IsNestedFamily);
           Console.WriteLine("   Nested Family Or Assembly Class: {0}", type.IsNestedFamORAssem);
           Console.WriteLine("   Nested Family And Assembly Class: {0}", type.IsNestedFamANDAssem);
           Console.WriteLine("   Nested Public Class: {0}", type.IsNestedPublic);
        }
    }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//    OuterClass property values:
//       Public Class: True
//       Not a Public Class: False
//       Nested Class: False
//       Nested Private Class: False
//       Nested Internal Class: False
//       Nested Protected Class: False
//       Nested Family Or Assembly Class: False
//       Nested Family And Assembly Class: False
//       Nested Public Class: False
//
//    PublicClass property values:
//       Public Class: False
//       Not a Public Class: False
//       Nested Class: True
//       Nested Private Class: False
//       Nested Internal Class: False
//       Nested Protected Class: False
//       Nested Family Or Assembly Class: False
//       Nested Family And Assembly Class: False
//       Nested Public Class: True
//
//    PrivateClass property values:
//       Public Class: False
//       Not a Public Class: False
//       Nested Class: True
//       Nested Private Class: True
//       Nested Internal Class: False
//       Nested Protected Class: False
//       Nested Family Or Assembly Class: False
//       Nested Family And Assembly Class: False
//       Nested Public Class: False
//
//    ProtectedClass property values:
//       Public Class: False
//       Not a Public Class: False
//       Nested Class: True
//       Nested Private Class: False
//       Nested Internal Class: False
//       Nested Protected Class: True
//       Nested Family Or Assembly Class: False
//       Nested Family And Assembly Class: False
//       Nested Public Class: False
//
//    InternalClass property values:
//       Public Class: False
//       Not a Public Class: False
//       Nested Class: True
//       Nested Private Class: False
//       Nested Internal Class: True
//       Nested Protected Class: False
//       Nested Family Or Assembly Class: False
//       Nested Family And Assembly Class: False
//       Nested Public Class: False
//
//    ProtectedInternalClass property values:
//       Public Class: False
//       Not a Public Class: False
//       Nested Class: True
//       Nested Private Class: False
//       Nested Internal Class: False
//       Nested Protected Class: False
//       Nested Family Or Assembly Class: True
//       Nested Family And Assembly Class: False
//       Nested Public Class: False

Remarks

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

TypeAttributes.VisibilityMask selects the visibility attributes.

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