AssociatedMetadataTypeTypeDescriptionProvider Class (System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations)

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AssociatedMetadataTypeTypeDescriptionProvider Class

Updated: July 2008

Extends the metadata information for a class by adding attributes and property information that is defined in an associated class.

Namespace: System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations
Assembly: System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations (in System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Class AssociatedMetadataTypeTypeDescriptionProvider _
    Inherits TypeDescriptionProvider

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As AssociatedMetadataTypeTypeDescriptionProvider

public class AssociatedMetadataTypeTypeDescriptionProvider : TypeDescriptionProvider

Visual C++

public ref class AssociatedMetadataTypeTypeDescriptionProvider : public TypeDescriptionProvider

JScript

public class AssociatedMetadataTypeTypeDescriptionProvider extends TypeDescriptionProvider

Remarks

The AssociatedMetadataTypeTypeDescriptionProvider class dynamically extends the type information associated with a type or object by adding, modifying, or hiding characteristics such as attributes, properties, and events. For more information, see TypeDescriptor.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
System.ComponentModel..::.TypeDescriptionProvider
System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations..::.AssociatedMetadataTypeTypeDescriptionProvider

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5 SP1

Reference

AssociatedMetadataTypeTypeDescriptionProvider Members

System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations Namespace

TypeDescriptionProviderAttribute

Change History

Date	History	Reason
July 2008	Added topic for new class.	SP1 feature change.

Date

History

Reason

July 2008

Added topic for new class.

SP1 feature change.