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 |
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Namespace | Method or Function | ||
Class | Operator | ||
Interface | Property | ||
Structure | Field or Variable | ||
Union | Event | ||
Enum | Constant | ||
TypeDef | Enum Item | ||
Module | Map Item | ||
Extension Method | External Declaration | ||
Delegate | Error | ||
Exception | Template | ||
Map | Unknown | ||
Type Forwarding |
Signal Icons
The following signal icons apply to all the previous icons and indicate their accessibility.
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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.
Icon | Description |
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<No Signal Icon> | Public. Accessible from anywhere in this component and from any component that references it. |
Protected. Accessible from the containing class or type, or those derived from the containing class or type. | |
Private. Accessible only in the containing class or type. | |
Sealed. | |
Friend/Internal. Accessible only from the project. | |
Shortcut. A shortcut to the object. |