Type.IsVisible Property
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Gets a value indicating whether the Type can be accessed by code outside the assembly.
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property IsVisible As Boolean
public bool IsVisible { get; }
Property Value
Type: System.Boolean
true if the current Type is a public type or a public nested type such that all the enclosing types are public; otherwise, false.
Remarks
Use this property to determine whether a type is part of the public interface of a component assembly.
Examples
The following code example tests two classes, only one of which is visible outside the assembly.
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To run this example, see Building Examples That Use a Demo Method and a TextBlock Control. |
Friend Class InternalOnly
Public Class Nested
End Class
End Class
Public Class Example
Public Class Nested
End Class
Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
With GetType(InternalOnly.Nested)
outputBlock.Text &= "Is the " & .FullName _
& " class visible outside the assembly? " & .IsVisible & vbCrLf
End With
With GetType(Example.Nested)
outputBlock.Text &= "Is the " & .FullName _
& " class visible outside the assembly? " & .IsVisible & vbCrLf
End With
End Sub
End Class
' This example produces the following output:
'
'Is the InternalOnly+Nested class visible outside the assembly? False
'Is the Example+Nested class visible outside the assembly? True
using System;
internal class InternalOnly
{
public class Nested { }
}
public class Example
{
public class Nested { }
public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
{
Type t = typeof(InternalOnly.Nested);
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(
"Is the {0} class visible outside the assembly? {1}",
t.FullName,
t.IsVisible
) + "\n";
t = typeof(Example.Nested);
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(
"Is the {0} class visible outside the assembly? {1}",
t.FullName,
t.IsVisible
) + "\n";
}
}
/* This example produces the following output:
Is the InternalOnly+Nested class visible outside the assembly? False
Is the Example+Nested class visible outside the assembly? True
*/
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.