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 CustomerDemographic	DataFields	DataFieldDescriptor for CustomerCustomerDemos	List on ForeignKeyDataFieldDescriptors	Class SQLDataFieldDescriptor on property ForeignKeyDataFieldDescriptors[0]
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.CustomerDemographicDAO DefaultSortExpression null DisplayPropertyName null EntityType PeterBlum.InitialEntities.CustomerDemographic MetadataClassType PeterBlum.InitialEntities.CustomerDemographicMetadata TableName "CustomerDemographics" FullTableName "CustomerDemographics" UrlName "CustomerDemographics" DataContextDescriptor "NorthWindDataContext" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.LINQtoSQLDataContextDescriptor) DataContextType PeterBlum.InitialEntities.NorthWindDataContext PropertyNameOnDataContext "CustomerDemographics" IsReadOnly False RootEntityType PeterBlum.InitialEntities.CustomerDemographic 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 "CustomerDesc" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.SQLDataFieldDescriptor) DisplayName "CustomerDemographics" DisplayNameLookupID "" Scaffold False ScaffoldTableAttribute null Attributes System.Collections.Generic.List`1[System.Attribute] EntityInterfaceAccessor PeterBlum.InitialEntities.CustomerDemographic	CustomerTypeID CustomerDesc CustomerCustomerDemos	Property name Value AssociationAttribute System.Data.Linq.Mapping.AssociationAttribute Direction OneToMany DataFieldDescriptorOnRelatedEntity "CustomerDemographic" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.LINQ2SQLRelationshipDataFieldDescriptor) DataFieldPropertyType PeterBlum.InitialEntities.CustomerCustomerDemo DataTypeAttribute null ColumnName "CustomerCustomerDemos" IsPrimaryKey False IsForeignKey False IsDbGenerated False MaxLength 0 IsNullable True IsSortable False IsReadOnly False IsCustomProperty True IsForeignEntity False IsChildrenEntities True IsManyToMany False RelatedEntityType PeterBlum.InitialEntities.CustomerCustomerDemo IsPrimaryKeyInThisTable True ForeignKeyDataFieldDescriptors PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.DataFieldDescriptors RelatedEntityDescriptor "CustomerCustomerDemo" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.LINQ2SQLEntityDescriptor) RelatedEntityDefaultDataFieldToDisplay "CustomerID" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.SQLDataFieldDescriptor) PropertyInfo System.Data.Linq.EntitySet`1[PeterBlum.InitialEntities.CustomerCustomerDemo] CustomerCustomerDemos TableName "CustomerDemographics" EntityType PeterBlum.InitialEntities.CustomerDemographic EntityDescriptor "CustomerDemographic" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.LINQ2SQLEntityDescriptor) DataField "CustomerCustomerDemos" DisplayName "CustomerCustomerDemos" DisplayNameLookupID "" ShortDisplayName "" ShortDisplayNameLookupID "" Description "" DescriptionLookupID "" Prompt "" PromptLookupID "" DefaultValue null Scaffold True 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 True SortExpression "" AllowInitialValue True	SQLDataFieldDescriptor	Property name Value ColumnDbInfoAttribute null ColumnAttribute System.Data.Linq.Mapping.ColumnAttribute CalculatedColumnDbInfoAttribute null DataFieldPropertyType System.String DataTypeAttribute null ColumnName "CustomerTypeID" IsPrimaryKey True IsForeignKey False IsDbGenerated False SqlDbType NChar DbType null MaxLength 10 IsNullable False IsSortable True IsReadOnly False IsCustomProperty False IsForeignEntity False IsChildrenEntities False IsManyToMany False PropertyInfo System.String CustomerTypeID TableName "CustomerDemographics" EntityType PeterBlum.InitialEntities.CustomerDemographic EntityDescriptor "CustomerDemographic" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.LINQ2SQLEntityDescriptor) DataField "CustomerTypeID" DisplayName "CustomerTypeID" DisplayNameLookupID "" ShortDisplayName "" ShortDisplayNameLookupID "" Description "" DescriptionLookupID "" Prompt "" PromptLookupID "" DefaultValue null Scaffold True ScaffoldColumnAttribute null IsInteger False IsString True 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 True IsRelationship False SortExpression "CustomerTypeID" AllowInitialValue True

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.