Descriptor class browser

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

Registered DataContexts:
EntityTypesEntityDescriptor for CustomerCustomerDemoClass SQLDataFieldDescriptor on property DefaultDataFieldDescriptorToDisplay
Property nameValue
MetaTableSystem.Data.Linq.Mapping.AttributedMetaTable
EntityDAOTypePeterBlum.InitialEntities.CustomerCustomerDemoDAO
DefaultSortExpressionnull
DisplayPropertyNamenull
EntityTypePeterBlum.InitialEntities.CustomerCustomerDemo
MetadataClassTypePeterBlum.InitialEntities.CustomerCustomerDemoMetadata
TableName"CustomerCustomerDemo"
FullTableName"CustomerCustomerDemo"
UrlName"CustomerCustomerDemo"
DataContextDescriptor"NorthWindDataContext" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.LINQtoSQLDataContextDescriptor)
DataContextTypePeterBlum.InitialEntities.NorthWindDataContext
PropertyNameOnDataContext"CustomerCustomerDemos"
IsReadOnlyFalse
RootEntityTypePeterBlum.InitialEntities.CustomerCustomerDemo
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"CustomerID" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.SQLDataFieldDescriptor)
DisplayName"CustomerCustomerDemo"
DisplayNameLookupID""
ScaffoldFalse
ScaffoldTableAttributenull
AttributesSystem.Collections.Generic.List`1[System.Attribute]
EntityInterfaceAccessorPeterBlum.InitialEntities.CustomerCustomerDemo
Property nameValue
ColumnDbInfoAttributenull
ColumnAttributeSystem.Data.Linq.Mapping.ColumnAttribute
CalculatedColumnDbInfoAttributenull
DataFieldPropertyTypeSystem.String
DataTypeAttributenull
ColumnName"CustomerID"
IsPrimaryKeyTrue
IsForeignKeyTrue
IsDbGeneratedFalse
SqlDbTypeNChar
DbTypenull
MaxLength5
IsNullableFalse
IsSortableTrue
IsReadOnlyFalse
IsCustomPropertyFalse
IsForeignEntityFalse
IsChildrenEntitiesFalse
IsManyToManyFalse
PropertyInfoSystem.String CustomerID
TableName"CustomerCustomerDemo"
EntityTypePeterBlum.InitialEntities.CustomerCustomerDemo
EntityDescriptor"CustomerCustomerDemo" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.LINQ2SQLEntityDescriptor)
DataField"CustomerID"
DisplayName"CustomerID"
DisplayNameLookupID""
ShortDisplayName""
ShortDisplayNameLookupID""
Description""
DescriptionLookupID""
Prompt""
PromptLookupID""
DefaultValuenull
ScaffoldFalse
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]
RelationshipDataFieldDescriptorForForeignKey"CustomerCustomerDemos" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.LINQ2SQLRelationshipDataFieldDescriptor)
IsRequiredTrue
IsRelationshipFalse
SortExpression"CustomerID"
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.