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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 Order_Detail	DataFields	DataFieldDescriptor for Quantity	Class RuntimePropertyInfo on property PropertyInfo
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.Order_DetailDAO DefaultSortExpression null DisplayPropertyName null EntityType PeterBlum.InitialEntities.Order_Detail MetadataClassType PeterBlum.InitialEntities.Order_DetailMetadata TableName "Order Details" FullTableName "Order Details" UrlName "Order+Details" DataContextDescriptor "NorthWindDataContext" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.LINQtoSQLDataContextDescriptor) DataContextType PeterBlum.InitialEntities.NorthWindDataContext PropertyNameOnDataContext "Order_Details" IsReadOnly False RootEntityType PeterBlum.InitialEntities.Order_Detail 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 "OrderID" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.SQLDataFieldDescriptor) DisplayName "Order Details" DisplayNameLookupID "" Scaffold False ScaffoldTableAttribute null Attributes System.Collections.Generic.List`1[System.Attribute] EntityInterfaceAccessor PeterBlum.InitialEntities.Order_Detail	OrderID ProductID UnitPrice Quantity Discount Order Product	Property name Value ColumnDbInfoAttribute null ColumnAttribute System.Data.Linq.Mapping.ColumnAttribute CalculatedColumnDbInfoAttribute null DataFieldPropertyType System.Int16 DataTypeAttribute null ColumnName "Quantity" IsPrimaryKey False IsForeignKey False IsDbGenerated False SqlDbType SmallInt DbType null MaxLength 0 IsNullable True IsSortable True IsReadOnly False IsCustomProperty False IsForeignEntity False IsChildrenEntities False IsManyToMany False PropertyInfo Int16 Quantity TableName "Order Details" EntityType PeterBlum.InitialEntities.Order_Detail EntityDescriptor "Order_Detail" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.LINQ2SQLEntityDescriptor) DataField "Quantity" DisplayName "Quantity" DisplayNameLookupID "" ShortDisplayName "" ShortDisplayNameLookupID "" Description "" DescriptionLookupID "" Prompt "" PromptLookupID "" DefaultValue null Scaffold True ScaffoldColumnAttribute null IsInteger True 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 "Quantity" AllowInitialValue True	Property name Value MemberType Property Name "Quantity" DeclaringType PeterBlum.InitialEntities.Order_Detail ReflectedType PeterBlum.InitialEntities.Order_Detail MetadataToken 385876019 Module App_Code.t6neem1d.dll PropertyType System.Int16 Attributes None CanRead True CanWrite True GetMethod Int16 get_Quantity() SetMethod Void set_Quantity(Int16) IsSpecialName False CustomAttributes System.Collections.ObjectModel.ReadOnlyCollection`1[System.Reflection.CustomAttributeData]

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.