DataTypeExtension.IsContainer Method (IDataType, Boolean)

Gets a value indicating whether this IDataType is a container type

Namespace:  TwinCAT.TypeSystem
Assembly:  TwinCAT.Ads.Abstractions (in TwinCAT.Ads.Abstractions.dll) Version: 6.0.328+39e3229

Syntax

C#

public static bool IsContainer(
    this IDataType type,
    bool resolve
)

Parameters

type

Type: TwinCAT.TypeSystem.IDataType
The type.

resolve

Type: System.Boolean
if set to true [resolve].

Field Value

Type: Boolean
true if this instance is container type; otherwise, false.

Return Value

Type: Boolean
true if the specified resolve is container; otherwise, false.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type IDataType. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).

Remarks

Container Types are all types that contain SubElements like

and the Alias and Reference types, if they have a container type as base type.

Reference

DataTypeExtension Class

IsContainer Overload

TwinCAT.TypeSystem Namespace

IDataType.Category