Descriptor class browser

Lets you explore the registered DataContextDescriptor, EntityDescriptor, and DataFieldDescriptor classes.

Registered DataContexts: PeterBlum.InitialEntities.NorthWindDataContext PeterBlum.Phase2_WithSecurityRestrictions.NorthWindDataContext PeterBlum.WithDataAnnotations.NorthWindDataContext PeterBlum.DES.DAO.DataContext.AutoRegisterClassesInApp_CodePOCODataContext PeterBlum.Walkthrough.Appointment.AppointmentDemoDataContext

EntityTypes	EntityDescriptor for Employee	DataFields	DataFieldDescriptor for Photo	Class ColumnAttribute on property ColumnAttribute
Category Territory CustomerCustomerDemo CustomerDemographic Customer Employee EmployeeTerritory Order_Detail Order Product Region Shipper Supplier	Property name Value MetaTable System.Data.Linq.Mapping.AttributedMetaTable EntityDAOType PeterBlum.InitialEntities.EmployeeDAO DefaultSortExpression null DisplayPropertyName null EntityType PeterBlum.InitialEntities.Employee MetadataClassType PeterBlum.InitialEntities.EmployeeMetadata TableName "Employees" FullTableName "Employees" UrlName "Employees" DataContextDescriptor "NorthWindDataContext" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.LINQtoSQLDataContextDescriptor) DataContextType PeterBlum.InitialEntities.NorthWindDataContext PropertyNameOnDataContext "Employees" IsReadOnly False RootEntityType PeterBlum.InitialEntities.Employee DataFieldDescriptors PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.DataFieldDescriptors PrimaryKeyDataFieldDescriptors PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.DataFieldDescriptors RelationshipDataFieldDescriptors PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.DataFieldDescriptors CalculatedDataFieldDescriptors PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.DataFieldDescriptors NestedDataFieldDescriptors PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.ThreadSafeDataFieldDescriptors DefaultDataFieldDescriptorToDisplay "LastName" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.SQLDataFieldDescriptor) DisplayName "Employees" DisplayNameLookupID "" Scaffold False ScaffoldTableAttribute null Attributes System.Collections.Generic.List`1[System.Attribute] EntityInterfaceAccessor PeterBlum.InitialEntities.Employee	EmployeeID LastName FirstName Title TitleOfCourtesy BirthDate HireDate Address City Region PostalCode Country HomePhone Extension Photo Notes ReportsTo PhotoPath Employees EmployeeTerritories Orders Employee1	Property name Value ColumnDbInfoAttribute null ColumnAttribute System.Data.Linq.Mapping.ColumnAttribute CalculatedColumnDbInfoAttribute null DataFieldPropertyType System.Data.Linq.Binary DataTypeAttribute null ColumnName "Photo" IsPrimaryKey False IsForeignKey False IsDbGenerated False SqlDbType Image DbType null MaxLength 0 IsNullable True IsSortable False IsReadOnly False IsCustomProperty False IsForeignEntity False IsChildrenEntities False IsManyToMany False PropertyInfo System.Data.Linq.Binary Photo TableName "Employees" EntityType PeterBlum.InitialEntities.Employee EntityDescriptor "Employee" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.LINQ2SQLEntityDescriptor) DataField "Photo" DisplayName "Photo" DisplayNameLookupID "" ShortDisplayName "" ShortDisplayNameLookupID "" Description "" DescriptionLookupID "" Prompt "" PromptLookupID "" DefaultValue null Scaffold False ScaffoldColumnAttribute null IsInteger False IsString False IsLongString False IsFloatingPoint False IsEnum False IsBoolean False IsDate False IsDateTime False IsTime False Attributes System.Collections.Generic.List`1[System.Attribute] ValidationAttributes System.Collections.Generic.List`1[System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.ValidationAttribute] RelationshipDataFieldDescriptorForForeignKey null IsRequired False IsRelationship False SortExpression "" AllowInitialValue True	Property name Value DbType "Image" Expression null IsPrimaryKey False IsDbGenerated False IsVersion False UpdateCheck Never AutoSync Default IsDiscriminator False CanBeNull True Name null Storage "_Photo" TypeId System.Data.Linq.Mapping.ColumnAttribute

This file is included with the BLD product files in the [DES product folder]\BLD\Misc\language\folder. You can add it to your applications to assist you as you work with Descriptors. Since Descriptors reveal details about your database and business logic, do not put it on your public servers.