Descriptor class browser

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

Registered DataContexts:
EntityTypesEntityDescriptor for EmployeeDataFieldsDataFieldDescriptor for EmployeesClass RuntimePropertyInfo on property PropertyInfo
Property nameValue
MetaTableSystem.Data.Linq.Mapping.AttributedMetaTable
EntityDAOTypePeterBlum.InitialEntities.EmployeeDAO
DefaultSortExpressionnull
DisplayPropertyNamenull
EntityTypePeterBlum.InitialEntities.Employee
MetadataClassTypePeterBlum.InitialEntities.EmployeeMetadata
TableName"Employees"
FullTableName"Employees"
UrlName"Employees"
DataContextDescriptor"NorthWindDataContext" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.LINQtoSQLDataContextDescriptor)
DataContextTypePeterBlum.InitialEntities.NorthWindDataContext
PropertyNameOnDataContext"Employees"
IsReadOnlyFalse
RootEntityTypePeterBlum.InitialEntities.Employee
DataFieldDescriptorsPeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.DataFieldDescriptors
PrimaryKeyDataFieldDescriptorsPeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.DataFieldDescriptors
RelationshipDataFieldDescriptorsPeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.DataFieldDescriptors
CalculatedDataFieldDescriptorsPeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.DataFieldDescriptors
NestedDataFieldDescriptorsPeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.ThreadSafeDataFieldDescriptors
DefaultDataFieldDescriptorToDisplay"LastName" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.SQLDataFieldDescriptor)
DisplayName"Employees"
DisplayNameLookupID""
ScaffoldFalse
ScaffoldTableAttributenull
AttributesSystem.Collections.Generic.List`1[System.Attribute]
EntityInterfaceAccessorPeterBlum.InitialEntities.Employee
Property nameValue
AssociationAttributeSystem.Data.Linq.Mapping.AssociationAttribute
DirectionOneToMany
DataFieldDescriptorOnRelatedEntity"Employee1" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.LINQ2SQLRelationshipDataFieldDescriptor)
DataFieldPropertyTypePeterBlum.InitialEntities.Employee
DataTypeAttributenull
ColumnName"Employees"
IsPrimaryKeyFalse
IsForeignKeyFalse
IsDbGeneratedFalse
MaxLength0
IsNullableTrue
IsSortableFalse
IsReadOnlyFalse
IsCustomPropertyTrue
IsForeignEntityFalse
IsChildrenEntitiesTrue
IsManyToManyFalse
RelatedEntityTypePeterBlum.InitialEntities.Employee
IsPrimaryKeyInThisTableTrue
ForeignKeyDataFieldDescriptorsPeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.DataFieldDescriptors
RelatedEntityDescriptor"Employee" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.LINQ2SQLEntityDescriptor)
RelatedEntityDefaultDataFieldToDisplay"LastName" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.SQLDataFieldDescriptor)
PropertyInfoSystem.Data.Linq.EntitySet`1[PeterBlum.InitialEntities.Employee] Employees
TableName"Employees"
EntityTypePeterBlum.InitialEntities.Employee
EntityDescriptor"Employee" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.LINQ2SQLEntityDescriptor)
DataField"Employees"
DisplayName"Employees"
DisplayNameLookupID""
ShortDisplayName""
ShortDisplayNameLookupID""
Description""
DescriptionLookupID""
Prompt""
PromptLookupID""
DefaultValuenull
ScaffoldTrue
ScaffoldColumnAttributenull
IsIntegerFalse
IsStringFalse
IsLongStringFalse
IsFloatingPointFalse
IsEnumFalse
IsBooleanFalse
IsDateFalse
IsDateTimeFalse
IsTimeFalse
AttributesSystem.Collections.Generic.List`1[System.Attribute]
ValidationAttributesSystem.Collections.Generic.List`1[System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.ValidationAttribute]
RelationshipDataFieldDescriptorForForeignKeynull
IsRequiredFalse
IsRelationshipTrue
SortExpression""
AllowInitialValueTrue
Property nameValue
MemberTypeProperty
Name"Employees"
DeclaringTypePeterBlum.InitialEntities.Employee
ReflectedTypePeterBlum.InitialEntities.Employee
MetadataToken385876088
ModuleApp_Code.t6neem1d.dll
PropertyTypeSystem.Data.Linq.EntitySet`1[PeterBlum.InitialEntities.Employee]
AttributesNone
CanReadTrue
CanWriteTrue
GetMethodSystem.Data.Linq.EntitySet`1[PeterBlum.InitialEntities.Employee] get_Employees()
SetMethodVoid set_Employees(System.Data.Linq.EntitySet`1[PeterBlum.InitialEntities.Employee])
IsSpecialNameFalse
CustomAttributesSystem.Collections.ObjectModel.ReadOnlyCollection`1[System.Reflection.CustomAttributeData]
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