Descriptor class browser

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 CustomerCustomerDemo	DataFields	DataFieldDescriptor for Customer	List on Attributes
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.CustomerCustomerDemoDAO DefaultSortExpression null DisplayPropertyName null EntityType PeterBlum.InitialEntities.CustomerCustomerDemo MetadataClassType PeterBlum.InitialEntities.CustomerCustomerDemoMetadata TableName "CustomerCustomerDemo" FullTableName "CustomerCustomerDemo" UrlName "CustomerCustomerDemo" DataContextDescriptor "NorthWindDataContext" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.LINQtoSQLDataContextDescriptor) DataContextType PeterBlum.InitialEntities.NorthWindDataContext PropertyNameOnDataContext "CustomerCustomerDemos" IsReadOnly False RootEntityType PeterBlum.InitialEntities.CustomerCustomerDemo 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 "CustomerID" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.SQLDataFieldDescriptor) DisplayName "CustomerCustomerDemo" DisplayNameLookupID "" Scaffold False ScaffoldTableAttribute null Attributes System.Collections.Generic.List`1[System.Attribute] EntityInterfaceAccessor PeterBlum.InitialEntities.CustomerCustomerDemo	CustomerID CustomerTypeID CustomerDemographic Customer	Property name Value AssociationAttribute System.Data.Linq.Mapping.AssociationAttribute Direction ManyToOne DataFieldDescriptorOnRelatedEntity "CustomerCustomerDemos" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.LINQ2SQLRelationshipDataFieldDescriptor) DataFieldPropertyType PeterBlum.InitialEntities.Customer DataTypeAttribute null ColumnName "Customer" IsPrimaryKey False IsForeignKey False IsDbGenerated False MaxLength 0 IsNullable True IsSortable False IsReadOnly False IsCustomProperty True IsForeignEntity True IsChildrenEntities False IsManyToMany False RelatedEntityType PeterBlum.InitialEntities.Customer IsPrimaryKeyInThisTable True ForeignKeyDataFieldDescriptors PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.DataFieldDescriptors RelatedEntityDescriptor "Customer" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.LINQ2SQLEntityDescriptor) RelatedEntityDefaultDataFieldToDisplay "CompanyName" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.SQLDataFieldDescriptor) PropertyInfo PeterBlum.InitialEntities.Customer Customer TableName "CustomerCustomerDemo" EntityType PeterBlum.InitialEntities.CustomerCustomerDemo EntityDescriptor "CustomerCustomerDemo" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.LINQ2SQLEntityDescriptor) DataField "Customer" DisplayName "Customer" DisplayNameLookupID "" ShortDisplayName "" ShortDisplayNameLookupID "" Description "" DescriptionLookupID "" Prompt "" PromptLookupID "" DefaultValue null Scaffold True ScaffoldColumnAttribute null IsInteger False 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 True SortExpression "Customer.CompanyName" AllowInitialValue True	AssociationAttribute

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.