MethodBase.IsPublic Property

Gets a value that indicates whether this is a public method.

Property Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if this method is public; otherwise, false.

Imports System.Reflection
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Class Example
 Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock) 
 Dim instanceAll As BindingFlags = BindingFlags.Public Or _
 BindingFlags.NonPublic Or BindingFlags.Instance
 Dim t As Type = GetType(Example)
 Dim ctorsAndMethods As New List(Of MethodBase)( _
 t.GetMethods(instanceAll))
 For Each c As ConstructorInfo In t.GetConstructors(instanceAll)
 ctorsAndMethods.Add(c)
 Next
 outputBlock.Text &= "Public? Method or Constructor Description" & vbLf 
 For Each m As MethodBase In ctorsAndMethods 
 outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(" {0,-6} {1}" & vbLf, _
 m.IsPublic, m.ToString())
 Next
 End Sub
 ' Example constructors.
 '
 Private Sub New() 
 End Sub
 Protected Sub New(ByVal int As Integer)
 End Sub
 Public Sub New(ByVal name As String)
 End Sub
End Class
' This example produces the following output:
' 
'Public? Method or Constructor Description
' True System.String ToString()
' True Boolean Equals(System.Object)
' True Int32 GetHashCode()
' True System.Type GetType()
' False Void Finalize()
' False System.Object MemberwiseClone()
' False Void .ctor()
' False Void .ctor(Int32)
' True Void .ctor(System.String)

using System;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Collections.Generic;
class Example
{
 public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
 {
 BindingFlags instanceAll = BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic
 | BindingFlags.Instance;
 Type t = typeof(Example);
 List<MethodBase> ctorsAndMethods = 
 new List<MethodBase>(t.GetMethods(instanceAll));
 foreach( ConstructorInfo c in t.GetConstructors(instanceAll) )
 {
 ctorsAndMethods.Add(c);
 }
 outputBlock.Text += "Public? Method or Constructor Description\n";
 foreach(MethodBase m in ctorsAndMethods)
 {
 outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" {0,-6} {1}\n",
 m.IsPublic, m.ToString());
 }
 }
 // Example constructors.
 //
 private Example() {}
 protected Example(int input) {}
 public Example(string name) {}
}
/* This example produces the following output:
Public? Method or Constructor Description
 True System.String ToString()
 True Boolean Equals(System.Object)
 True Int32 GetHashCode()
 True System.Type GetType()
 False Void Finalize()
 False System.Object MemberwiseClone()
 False Void .ctor()
 False Void .ctor(Int32)
 True Void .ctor(System.String)
 */

MethodBase Class

System.Reflection Namespace

Boolean

BindingFlags