FieldInfo.IsStatic Property

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Gets a value that indicates whether the field is static (Shared in Visual Basic).

Namespace:  System.Reflection
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property IsStatic As Boolean
public bool IsStatic { get; }

Property Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if this field is static; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
MethodAccessException

This member is invoked late-bound through mechanisms such as Type.InvokeMember.

Remarks

When a field is static, one copy of the field is shared by all instances of the type.

The IsStatic property is set when the FieldAttributes.Static attribute is set.

To get the IsStatic property, first get the class Type. From the Type, get the FieldInfo. From the FieldInfo, get the IsStatic property.

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.