Type Name, Namespace, Assembly, Type Category, and Flags
Each quick-reference entry begins with a four-part title that specifies the name, namespace (followed by the assembly in parentheses), and type category of the type, and may also specify various additional flags that describe the type.
At the end of the title is the type category of the type (class, delegate, enum, interface, or struct). The class category may include modifiers such as sealed or abstract.
After the type, you may find a list of flags that describe the type. The possible flags and their meanings are as follows:
- ECMA
The type is part of the ECMA CLI specification
- Serializable
The type, or a supertype, implements
System.Runtime.Serialization.ISerializable
or has been flagged with theSystem.Serializable
attribute- Marshal by reference
This class, or a superclass, derives from
System.MarshalByRefObject
- Context bound
This class, or a superclass, derives from
System.ContextBoundObject
- Disposable
The type implements the
System.IDisposable
interface- Flag
The enumeration is marked with the
System.FlagsAttribute
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