Type.IsNested Property
[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]
Gets a value indicating whether the current Type object represents a type whose definition is nested inside the definition of another type.
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
Public ReadOnly Property IsNested As Boolean
public bool IsNested { get; }
Property Value
Type: System..::.Boolean
true if the Type is nested inside another type; otherwise, false.
Remarks
The IsNested property returns true for all nested types, regardless of visibility. To test for nesting and visibility at the same time, use the related properties IsNestedAssembly, IsNestedFamily, IsNestedFamANDAssem, IsNestedFamORAssem, IsNestedPrivate, or IsNestedPublic.
Note
The VisibilityMask enumeration member selects the visibility attributes for a type.
Examples
The following code example displays the value of the IsNested property for both a protected nested class and a public nested class.
Public Class Example
Protected Class NestedProtected
End Class
Public Class NestedPublic
End Class
Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
With GetType(NestedProtected)
outputBlock.Text &= "Is " & .FullName & " nested? " & .IsNested & vbCrLf
End With
With GetType(NestedPublic)
outputBlock.Text &= "Is " & .FullName & " nested? " & .IsNested & vbCrLf
End With
End Sub
End Class
' This example produces the following output:
'
'Is Example+NestedProtected nested? True
'Is Example+NestedPublic nested? True
using System;
public class Example
{
protected class NestedProtected
{
}
public class NestedPublic
{
}
public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
{
Type t = typeof(NestedProtected);
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Is {0} nested? {1}", t.FullName, t.IsNested) + "\n";
t = typeof(NestedPublic);
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Is {0} nested? {1}", t.FullName, t.IsNested) + "\n";
}
}
/* This example produces the following output:
Is Example+NestedProtected nested? True
Is Example+NestedPublic nested? True
*/
Version Information
Windows Phone OS
Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1
Platforms
Windows Phone