DataTypeExtensionIsContainer(DataTypeCategory) Method

C#

public static bool IsContainer(
    this DataTypeCategory cat
)

Parameters

Field Value

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

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type DataTypeCategory. 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

• Array
• Pointer
• Union
• Struct
• Function
• FunctionBlock
• Program

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

Reference

DataTypeExtension Class IsContainer Overload TwinCAT.TypeSystem Namespace Category

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