Descriptor class browser

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

Registered DataContexts:
EntityTypesEntityDescriptor for Order_DetailDataFieldsDataFieldDescriptor for ProductIDList on Attributes
Property nameValue
MetaTableSystem.Data.Linq.Mapping.AttributedMetaTable
EntityDAOTypePeterBlum.InitialEntities.Order_DetailDAO
DefaultSortExpressionnull
DisplayPropertyNamenull
EntityTypePeterBlum.InitialEntities.Order_Detail
MetadataClassTypePeterBlum.InitialEntities.Order_DetailMetadata
TableName"Order Details"
FullTableName"Order Details"
UrlName"Order+Details"
DataContextDescriptor"NorthWindDataContext" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.LINQtoSQLDataContextDescriptor)
DataContextTypePeterBlum.InitialEntities.NorthWindDataContext
PropertyNameOnDataContext"Order_Details"
IsReadOnlyFalse
RootEntityTypePeterBlum.InitialEntities.Order_Detail
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"OrderID" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.SQLDataFieldDescriptor)
DisplayName"Order Details"
DisplayNameLookupID""
ScaffoldFalse
ScaffoldTableAttributenull
AttributesSystem.Collections.Generic.List`1[System.Attribute]
EntityInterfaceAccessorPeterBlum.InitialEntities.Order_Detail
Property nameValue
ColumnDbInfoAttributenull
ColumnAttributeSystem.Data.Linq.Mapping.ColumnAttribute
CalculatedColumnDbInfoAttributenull
DataFieldPropertyTypeSystem.Int32
DataTypeAttributenull
ColumnName"ProductID"
IsPrimaryKeyTrue
IsForeignKeyTrue
IsDbGeneratedFalse
SqlDbTypeInt
DbTypenull
MaxLength0
IsNullableTrue
IsSortableTrue
IsReadOnlyFalse
IsCustomPropertyFalse
IsForeignEntityFalse
IsChildrenEntitiesFalse
IsManyToManyFalse
PropertyInfoInt32 ProductID
TableName"Order Details"
EntityTypePeterBlum.InitialEntities.Order_Detail
EntityDescriptor"Order_Detail" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.LINQ2SQLEntityDescriptor)
DataField"ProductID"
DisplayName"ProductID"
DisplayNameLookupID""
ShortDisplayName""
ShortDisplayNameLookupID""
Description""
DescriptionLookupID""
Prompt""
PromptLookupID""
DefaultValuenull
ScaffoldFalse
ScaffoldColumnAttributenull
IsIntegerTrue
IsStringFalse
IsLongStringFalse
IsFloatingPointFalse
IsEnumFalse
IsBooleanFalse
IsDateFalse
IsDateTimeFalse
IsTimeFalse
AttributesSystem.Collections.Generic.List`1[System.Attribute]
ValidationAttributesSystem.Collections.Generic.List`1[System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.ValidationAttribute]
RelationshipDataFieldDescriptorForForeignKey"Order_Details" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.LINQ2SQLRelationshipDataFieldDescriptor)
IsRequiredFalse
IsRelationshipFalse
SortExpression"ProductID"
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.