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Type::IsArrayImpl Method

When overridden in a derived class, implements the IsArray property and determines whether the Type is an array.

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
protected:
virtual bool IsArrayImpl() abstract

Return Value

Type: System::Boolean
true if the Type is an array; otherwise, false.

An instance of the Array class must return false because it is an object, not an array.

The following example overrides the IsArrayImpl method in the MyTypeDelegator class, checks if a variable is an array, and displays the result.

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Reflection;
public ref class MyTypeDelegator: public TypeDelegator
{
public:
   String^ myElementType;
   Type^ myType;
   MyTypeDelegator( Type^ myType )
      : TypeDelegator( myType )
   {
      this->myType = myType;
   }


protected:

   // Override IsArrayImpl(). 
   virtual bool IsArrayImpl() override
   {

      // Determine whether the type is an array. 
      if ( myType->IsArray )
      {
         myElementType = "array";
         return true;
      }


      // Return false if the type is not an array. 
      return false;
   }

};

int main()
{
   try
   {
      int myInt = 0;

      // Create an instance of an array element. 
      array<Int32>^myArray = gcnew array<Int32>(5);
      MyTypeDelegator^ myType = gcnew MyTypeDelegator( myArray->GetType() );
      Console::WriteLine( "\nDetermine whether the variable is an array.\n" );

      // Determine whether myType is an array type. 
      if ( myType->IsArray )
            Console::WriteLine( "The type of myArray is {0}.", myType->myElementType );
      else
            Console::WriteLine( "myArray is not an array." );
      myType = gcnew MyTypeDelegator( myInt.GetType() );

      // Determine whether myType is an array type. 
      if ( myType->IsArray )
            Console::WriteLine( "The type of myInt is {0}.", myType->myElementType );
      else
            Console::WriteLine( "myInt is not an array." );
   }
   catch ( Exception^ e ) 
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "Exception: {0}", e->Message );
   }

}

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

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