Descriptor class browser

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

Registered DataContexts:
EntityTypesEntityDescriptor for CustomerCustomerDemoDataFieldsDataFieldDescriptor for CustomerDemographicList on Attributes
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
AssociationAttributeSystem.Data.Linq.Mapping.AssociationAttribute
DirectionManyToOne
DataFieldDescriptorOnRelatedEntity"CustomerCustomerDemos" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.LINQ2SQLRelationshipDataFieldDescriptor)
DataFieldPropertyTypePeterBlum.InitialEntities.CustomerDemographic
DataTypeAttributenull
ColumnName"CustomerDemographic"
IsPrimaryKeyFalse
IsForeignKeyFalse
IsDbGeneratedFalse
MaxLength0
IsNullableTrue
IsSortableFalse
IsReadOnlyFalse
IsCustomPropertyTrue
IsForeignEntityTrue
IsChildrenEntitiesFalse
IsManyToManyFalse
RelatedEntityTypePeterBlum.InitialEntities.CustomerDemographic
IsPrimaryKeyInThisTableTrue
ForeignKeyDataFieldDescriptorsPeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.DataFieldDescriptors
RelatedEntityDescriptor"CustomerDemographic" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.LINQ2SQLEntityDescriptor)
RelatedEntityDefaultDataFieldToDisplay"CustomerDesc" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.SQLDataFieldDescriptor)
PropertyInfoPeterBlum.InitialEntities.CustomerDemographic CustomerDemographic
TableName"CustomerCustomerDemo"
EntityTypePeterBlum.InitialEntities.CustomerCustomerDemo
EntityDescriptor"CustomerCustomerDemo" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.LINQ2SQLEntityDescriptor)
DataField"CustomerDemographic"
DisplayName"CustomerDemographic"
DisplayNameLookupID""
ShortDisplayName""
ShortDisplayNameLookupID""
Description""
DescriptionLookupID""
Prompt""
PromptLookupID""
DefaultValuenull
ScaffoldTrue
ScaffoldColumnAttributenull
IsIntegerFalse
IsStringFalse
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
IsRelationshipTrue
SortExpression""
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.