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TypeIsAssignableFrom Method
Determines whether an instance of the current Type can be assigned from an instance of the specified Type.

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll) Version: 4.0.0.0
Syntax
C#
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public virtual bool IsAssignableFrom(
	Type c
)

Parameters

c
Type: SystemType
The type to compare with the current type.

Return Value

Type: Boolean
true if c and the current Type represent the same type, or if the current Type is in the inheritance hierarchy of c, or if the current Type is an interface that c implements, or if c is a generic type parameter and the current Type represents one of the constraints of c. false if none of these conditions are true, or if c is null.
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