FieldInfo.IsPrivate Property

Property Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if the field is private; otherwise; false.

Imports System.Reflection

Class [MyClass]
   Private myField As String
   Public myArray() As String = {"New York", "New Jersey"}

   Sub New()
      myField = "Microsoft"
   End Sub 'New

   ReadOnly Property GetField() As String
      Get
         Return myField
      End Get
   End Property
End Class '[MyClass]


Class Example

   Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
      Try
         ' Gets the type of MyClass.
         Dim myType As Type = GetType([MyClass])

         ' Gets the field information of MyClass.
         Dim myFields As FieldInfo() = myType.GetFields((BindingFlags.NonPublic Or BindingFlags.Public Or BindingFlags.Instance))

         outputBlock.Text += String.Format(ControlChars.Cr & "Displaying whether the fields of {0} are private or not:" & ControlChars.Cr, myType) & vbCrLf
         outputBlock.Text &= vbCrLf
         Dim i As Integer
         For i = 0 To myFields.Length - 1
            ' Check whether the field is private or not. 
            If myFields(i).IsPrivate Then
               outputBlock.Text += String.Format("{0} is a private field.", myFields(i).Name) & vbCrLf
            Else
               outputBlock.Text += String.Format("{0} is not a private field.", myFields(i).Name) & vbCrLf
            End If
         Next i
      Catch e As Exception
         outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Exception : {0} ", e.Message.ToString()) & vbCrLf
      End Try
   End Sub 'Main
End Class 'FieldInfo_IsPrivate

using System;
using System.Reflection;

class MyClass
{
   private string myField;
   public string[] myArray = new string[] { "New York", "New Jersey" };
   MyClass()
   {
      myField = "Microsoft";
   }
   string GetField
   {
      get
      {
         return myField;
      }
   }
}

class Example
{
   public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
   {
      try
      {
         // Gets the type of MyClass.
         Type myType = typeof(MyClass);

         // Gets the field information of MyClass.
         FieldInfo[] myFields = myType.GetFields(BindingFlags.NonPublic
             | BindingFlags.Public
             | BindingFlags.Instance);

         outputBlock.Text += String.Format("\nDisplaying whether the fields of {0} are private or not:\n", myType) + "\n";
         for (int i = 0; i < myFields.Length; i++)
         {
            // Check whether the field is private or not. 
            if (myFields[i].IsPrivate)
               outputBlock.Text += String.Format("{0} is a private field.", myFields[i].Name) + "\n";
            else
               outputBlock.Text += String.Format("{0} is not a private field.", myFields[i].Name) + "\n";
         }
      }
      catch (Exception e)
      {
         outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Exception : {0} ", e.Message) + "\n";
      }
   }
}