Permanence properties of C(X,E)

Let C(X,E) be the vector space of all continuous functions on a completely regular Hausdorff space X with values in a locally convex space E, equipped with the compact-open topology. In this note it will be shown that for many classes of locally convex spaces K C(X,E) lies in K if and only if C(X)=C(X,¦K) (¦K=¦R or C) and E belong to K. This is valid for the classes K. of all metrizable, normed, (DF)-, -locally topological, separable, quasi-complete, complete, nuclear, Schwartz, semi-Montel, Montel, semi-reflexive, reflexive and quasi-normable locally convex spaces, respectively. But in general C(X,E) is not quasi-barrelled, barrelled and bornological, respectively, if C(X) and E belong to the same class. We shall give sufficient conditions for C(X,E) to be quasi-barrelled and barrelled, respectively.Herrn Professor Gottfried Köthe zum 75. Geburtstag gewidmet