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Class View and Object Browser icons

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Class View and the Object Browser display icons that represent code entities, for example, namespaces, classes, functions, and variables. The following table illustrates and describes the icons.

Icon Description Icon Description
Namespace Symbol Namespace Declaration Symbol Method or Function
Class Icon Class Operator Symbol Operator
Lollipop Interface Symbol Interface Property Symbol Property
Structure Symbol Structure Field Icon Field or Variable
Union Symbol Union Event Symbol Event
Enumeration Symbol Enum Constant Icon Constant
Type Definition Symbol TypeDef Enumerate Item Symbol Enum Item
Visual Studio Module Symbol Module Map Item Symbol Map Item
Extension Method Symbol Extension Method Declaration Symbol External Declaration
Delegate Symbol Delegate Error Icon for Class View and Object Browser Error
Exception Symbol Exception Template Symbol Template
Map Symbol Map Error Exclamation Point Symbol Unknown
Type Forwarding Symbol Type Forwarding

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Signal icons

The following signal icons apply to all the previous icons and indicate their accessibility.

Icon Description
<No Signal Icon> Public. Accessible from anywhere in this component and from any component that references it.
Signal Protected Symbol Protected. Accessible from the containing class or type, or those derived from the containing class or type.
Signal Private Symbol Private. Accessible only in the containing class or type.
Signal Sealed Symbol Sealed.
Signal Friend/Internal Symbol Friend/Internal. Accessible only from the project.
Signal Icon Arrow Shortcut. A shortcut to the object.

Note

If your project is included in a source control database, additional signal icons may be displayed to indicate source-control status, such as checked in or checked out.

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To view more of the application images and icons that appear in Visual Studio, download the Visual Studio Image Library.

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