At run-time, there is no such type as "SomeClass[]". There is only System.Array -- and that type is, indeed, public.
System.Array is a special type, in that it has what they call "element type" -- meaning that it's a type composed of (or referring to) some other type (in this case, SomeClass). Make sense? Cheers, -Shawn http://www.windojitsu.com/ -----Original Message----- From: Dmitry Shaporenkov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2004 04:02 Subject: Visibility of an array type and the element type Hi all, the output of the following program is a mystery for me: using System; internal class SomeClass {} public class ReflectionTest { public static void Main () { SomeClass [] sc = new SomeClass [0]; Console.WriteLine (sc.GetType().IsPublic); // True ??? Console.WriteLine (sc.GetType().GetElementType ().IsPublic); // False - OK } } It seems that via Reflection I get that the array type SomeClass[] has public visibility. I would expect it to have the same visibility as its element type. Any ideas how this can happen? Regards, Dmitry Shaporenkov =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor- http://www.develop.com Some .NET courses you may be interested in: NEW! Guerrilla ASP.NET, 17 May 2004, in Los Angeles http://www.develop.com/courses/gaspdotnetls View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor╝ http://www.develop.com Some .NET courses you may be interested in: NEW! Guerrilla ASP.NET, 17 May 2004, in Los Angeles http://www.develop.com/courses/gaspdotnetls View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
