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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 OrderID	List on ValidationAttributes
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.Int32 DataTypeAttribute null ColumnName "OrderID" IsPrimaryKey True IsForeignKey True IsDbGenerated False SqlDbType Int DbType null MaxLength 0 IsNullable True IsSortable True IsReadOnly False IsCustomProperty False IsForeignEntity False IsChildrenEntities False IsManyToMany False PropertyInfo Int32 OrderID TableName "Order Details" EntityType PeterBlum.InitialEntities.Order_Detail EntityDescriptor "Order_Detail" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.LINQ2SQLEntityDescriptor) DataField "OrderID" DisplayName "OrderID" DisplayNameLookupID "" ShortDisplayName "" ShortDisplayNameLookupID "" Description "" DescriptionLookupID "" Prompt "" PromptLookupID "" DefaultValue null Scaffold False 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 "Order_Details" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.LINQ2SQLRelationshipDataFieldDescriptor) IsRequired False IsRelationship False SortExpression "OrderID" 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.