Descriptor class browser

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

Registered DataContexts:
EntityTypesEntityDescriptor for CustomerDataFieldsDataFieldDescriptor for FaxList on Attributes
Property nameValue
MetaTableSystem.Data.Linq.Mapping.AttributedMetaTable
EntityDAOTypePeterBlum.InitialEntities.CustomerDAO
DefaultSortExpressionnull
DisplayPropertyNamenull
EntityTypePeterBlum.InitialEntities.Customer
MetadataClassTypePeterBlum.InitialEntities.CustomerMetadata
TableName"Customers"
FullTableName"Customers"
UrlName"Customers"
DataContextDescriptor"NorthWindDataContext" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.LINQtoSQLDataContextDescriptor)
DataContextTypePeterBlum.InitialEntities.NorthWindDataContext
PropertyNameOnDataContext"Customers"
IsReadOnlyFalse
RootEntityTypePeterBlum.InitialEntities.Customer
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"CompanyName" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.SQLDataFieldDescriptor)
DisplayName"Customers"
DisplayNameLookupID""
ScaffoldFalse
ScaffoldTableAttributenull
AttributesSystem.Collections.Generic.List`1[System.Attribute]
EntityInterfaceAccessorPeterBlum.InitialEntities.Customer
Property nameValue
ColumnDbInfoAttributenull
ColumnAttributeSystem.Data.Linq.Mapping.ColumnAttribute
CalculatedColumnDbInfoAttributenull
DataFieldPropertyTypeSystem.String
DataTypeAttributenull
ColumnName"Fax"
IsPrimaryKeyFalse
IsForeignKeyFalse
IsDbGeneratedFalse
SqlDbTypeNVarChar
DbTypenull
MaxLength24
IsNullableTrue
IsSortableTrue
IsReadOnlyFalse
IsCustomPropertyFalse
IsForeignEntityFalse
IsChildrenEntitiesFalse
IsManyToManyFalse
PropertyInfoSystem.String Fax
TableName"Customers"
EntityTypePeterBlum.InitialEntities.Customer
EntityDescriptor"Customer" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.LINQ2SQLEntityDescriptor)
DataField"Fax"
DisplayName"Fax"
DisplayNameLookupID""
ShortDisplayName""
ShortDisplayNameLookupID""
Description""
DescriptionLookupID""
Prompt""
PromptLookupID""
DefaultValuenull
ScaffoldTrue
ScaffoldColumnAttributenull
IsIntegerFalse
IsStringTrue
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
IsRelationshipFalse
SortExpression"Fax"
AllowInitialValueTrue
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.