Type.IsAbstract Property

Definition

Namespace:

System

Assembly:

System.Runtime.dll

Source:

Type.cs

Gets a value indicating whether the Type is abstract and must be overridden.

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

public bool IsAbstract { get; }

member this.IsAbstract : bool

Public ReadOnly Property IsAbstract As Boolean

Property Value

Boolean

true if the Type is abstract; otherwise, false.

Examples

The following example creates an array of Type objects that represent the following types:contains type returns true if the specified object is abstract; otherwise, it returns false.

• AbstractClass, an abstract class (a class marked as abstract in C# and MustInherit in Visual Basic).

• DerivedClass, a class that inherits from AbstractClass.

• SingleClass, a non-inheritable class. it's defined as sealed in C# and NotInheritable in Visual Basic.

• ITypeInfo, an interface.

• ImplementingClass, a class that implements the ITypeInfo interface.

The method returns true only for AbstractClass, the abstract class, and ITypeInfo, the interface.

using System;

public abstract class AbstractClass
{}

public class DerivedClass : AbstractClass
{}

public sealed class SingleClass
{}

public interface ITypeInfo
{
   string GetName();
}

public class ImplementingClass : ITypeInfo
{
   public string GetName()
   {
      return this.GetType().FullName;
   }
}

delegate string InputOutput(string inp);

public class Example
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      Type[] types= { typeof(AbstractClass),
                      typeof(DerivedClass),
                      typeof(ITypeInfo),
                      typeof(SingleClass),
                      typeof(ImplementingClass),
                      typeof(InputOutput) };
      foreach (var type in types)
         Console.WriteLine("{0} is abstract: {1}",
                           type.Name, type.IsAbstract);
   }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//       AbstractClass is abstract: True
//       DerivedClass is abstract: False
//       ITypeInfo is abstract: True
//       SingleClass is abstract: False
//       ImplementingClass is abstract: False
//       InputOutput is abstract: False

[<AbstractClass>]
type AbstractClass() = class end

type DerivedClass() =  inherit AbstractClass()

[<Sealed>]
type SingleClass() = class end

type ITypeInfo =
   abstract GetName: unit -> string

type ImplementingClass() =
    interface ITypeInfo with
        member this.GetName() =
            this.GetType().FullName

type DiscriminatedUnion = 
    | Yes 
    | No of string

type Record = 
  { Name: string
    Age: int }

type InputOutput = delegate of inp: string -> string

let types = 
    [ typeof<AbstractClass>
      typeof<DerivedClass>
      typeof<ITypeInfo>
      typeof<SingleClass>
      typeof<ImplementingClass>
      typeof<DiscriminatedUnion>
      typeof<Record>
      typeof<InputOutput> ]
for typ in types do
    printfn $"{typ.Name} is abstract: {typ.IsAbstract}"

// The example displays the following output:
//       AbstractClass is abstract: True     
//       DerivedClass is abstract: False     
//       ITypeInfo is abstract: True
//       SingleClass is abstract: False      
//       ImplementingClass is abstract: False
//       DiscriminatedUnion is abstract: True
//       Record is abstract: False
//       InputOutput is abstract: False

Public MustInherit Class AbstractClass
End Class

Public Class DerivedClass : Inherits AbstractClass
End Class

Public NotInheritable Class SingleClass
End Class

Public Interface ITypeInfo
   Function GetName() As String
End Interface

Public Class ImplementingClass : Implements ITypeInfo
   Public Function GetName() As String _
          Implements ITypeInfo.GetName
      Return Me.GetType().FullName
   End Function
End Class

Delegate Function InputOutput(inp As String) As String

Module Example
   Public Sub Main()
      Dim types() As Type = { GetType(AbstractClass),
                              GetType(DerivedClass),
                              GetType(ITypeInfo),
                              GetType(SingleClass),
                              GetType(ImplementingClass),
                              GetType(InputOutput) }
      For Each type In types
         Console.WriteLine("{0} is abstract: {1}",
                           type.Name, type.IsAbstract)
      Next
   End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output:
'       AbstractClass is abstract: True
'       DerivedClass is abstract: False
'       ITypeInfo is abstract: True
'       SingleClass is abstract: False
'       ImplementingClass is abstract: False
'       InputOutput is abstract: False

Remarks

The IsAbstract property returns true in the following cases:

• The current type is abstract; that is, it cannot be instantiated, but can only serve as the base class for derived classes. In C#, abstract classes are marked with the abstract keyword; in F#, they are marked with the AbstractClass attribute; in Visual Basic, they are marked with the MustInherit keyword.

• The current type is an interface.

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

See also

• TypeAttributes