Descriptor class browser

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

Registered DataContexts:
EntityTypesEntityDescriptor for Order_DetailDataFieldsDataFieldDescriptor for UnitPriceList 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.Decimal
DataTypeAttributenull
ColumnName"UnitPrice"
IsPrimaryKeyFalse
IsForeignKeyFalse
IsDbGeneratedFalse
SqlDbTypeMoney
DbTypenull
MaxLength0
IsNullableTrue
IsSortableTrue
IsReadOnlyFalse
IsCustomPropertyFalse
IsForeignEntityFalse
IsChildrenEntitiesFalse
IsManyToManyFalse
PropertyInfoSystem.Decimal UnitPrice
TableName"Order Details"
EntityTypePeterBlum.InitialEntities.Order_Detail
EntityDescriptor"Order_Detail" (PeterBlum.DES.DataAnnotations.Descriptors.LINQ2SQLEntityDescriptor)
DataField"UnitPrice"
DisplayName"UnitPrice"
DisplayNameLookupID""
ShortDisplayName""
ShortDisplayNameLookupID""
Description""
DescriptionLookupID""
Prompt""
PromptLookupID""
DefaultValuenull
ScaffoldTrue
ScaffoldColumnAttributenull
IsIntegerFalse
IsStringFalse
IsLongStringFalse
IsFloatingPointTrue
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"UnitPrice"
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.