Type.IsEnum Property

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System

Assemblies:: netstandard.dll, System.Runtime.dll

Assembly:: System.Runtime.dll

Assembly:: mscorlib.dll

Assembly:: netstandard.dll

Source:: Type.cs

Source:: Type.cs

Source:: Type.cs

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Gets a value indicating whether the current Type represents an enumeration.

public:
 virtual property bool IsEnum { bool get(); };

public:
 property bool IsEnum { bool get(); };

public virtual bool IsEnum { get; }

public bool IsEnum { get; }

member this.IsEnum : bool

Public Overridable ReadOnly Property IsEnum As Boolean

Public ReadOnly Property IsEnum As Boolean

Property Value

Boolean

true if the current Type represents an enumeration; otherwise, false.

Implements

IsEnum

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to use the IsEnum property.

using namespace System;
enum class Color
{ Red, Blue, Green };

int main()
{
   Type^ colorType = Color::typeid;
   Type^ enumType = Enum::typeid;
   Console::WriteLine( "Is Color an enum? {0}.", colorType->IsEnum );
   Console::WriteLine( "Is Color a value type? {0}.", colorType->IsValueType );
   Console::WriteLine( "Is Enum an enum Type? {0}.", enumType->IsEnum );
   Console::WriteLine( "Is Enum a value type? {0}.", enumType->IsValueType );
}
// The example displays the following output:
//     Is Color an enum? True.
//     Is Color a value type? True.
//     Is Enum an enum type? False.
//     Is Enum a value type? False.

using System;
public enum Color
{ Red, Blue, Green }

class TestIsEnum
{
    public static void Main()
    {
       Type colorType = typeof(Color);
       Type enumType = typeof(Enum);
       Console.WriteLine("Is Color an enum? {0}.", colorType.IsEnum);
       Console.WriteLine("Is Color a value type? {0}.", colorType.IsValueType);
       Console.WriteLine("Is Enum an enum Type? {0}.", enumType.IsEnum);
       Console.WriteLine("Is Enum a value type? {0}.", enumType.IsValueType);
   }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//     Is Color an enum? True.
//     Is Color a value type? True.
//     Is Enum an enum type? False.
//     Is Enum a value type? False.

open System
type Color =
    | Red = 0
    | Blue = 1
    | Green = 2

let colorType = typeof<Color>
let enumType = typeof<Enum>
printfn $"Is Color an enum? {colorType.IsEnum}."
printfn $"Is Color a value type? {colorType.IsValueType}."
printfn $"Is Enum an enum Type? {enumType.IsEnum}."
printfn $"Is Enum a value type? {enumType.IsValueType}."
// The example displays the following output:
//     Is Color an enum? True.
//     Is Color a value type? True.
//     Is Enum an enum type? False.
//     Is Enum a value type? False.

Public Enum Color
    Red
    Blue
    Green
End Enum

Class Example
   Public Shared Sub Main()
        Dim colorType As Type = GetType(Color)
        Dim enumType As Type = GetType([Enum])
        Console.WriteLine("Is Color an enum? {0}.", colorType.IsEnum)
        Console.WriteLine("Is Color a value type? {0}.", colorType.IsValueType)
        Console.WriteLine("Is Enum an enum type? {0}.", enumType.IsEnum)
        Console.WriteLine("Is Enum a value type? {0}.", enumType.IsValueType)
    End Sub 
End Class
' The example displays the following output:
'     Is Color an enum? True.
'     Is Color a value type? True.
'     Is Enum an enum type? False.
'     Is Enum a value type? False.

Remarks

This property returns true for an enumeration, but not for the Enum type itself.

If the current Type represents a constructed generic type, this property applies 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 in the definition of a generic type or generic method, this property always returns false.

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, 10
.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

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