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FilterUIHintAttribute Class

.NET Framework 4.5

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Represents an attribute that is used to specify the filtering behavior for a column.

System.Object
  System.Attribute
    System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.FilterUIHintAttribute

Namespace:  System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations
Assembly:  System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations (in System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.dll)
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[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Property|AttributeTargets.Field, AllowMultiple = false)]
public sealed class FilterUIHintAttribute : Attribute

The FilterUIHintAttribute type exposes the following members.

  Name Description
Public method FilterUIHintAttribute(String) Initializes a new instance of the FilterUIHintAttribute class by using the filter UI hint.
Public method FilterUIHintAttribute(String, String) Initializes a new instance of the FilterUIHintAttribute class by using the filter UI hint and presentation layer name.
Public method FilterUIHintAttribute(String, String, Object[]) Initializes a new instance of the FilterUIHintAttribute class by using the filter UI hint, presentation layer name, and control parameters.
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  Name Description
Public property ControlParameters Gets the name/value pairs that are used as parameters in the control's constructor.
Public property FilterUIHint Gets the name of the control to use for filtering.
Public property PresentationLayer Gets the name of the presentation layer that supports this control.
Public property TypeId Returns the unique identifier for this attribute instance. (Overrides Attribute.TypeId.)
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  Name Description
Public method Equals Returns a value that indicates whether this attribute instance is equal to a specified object. (Overrides Attribute.Equals(Object).)
Protected method Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetHashCode Returns the hash code for this attribute instance. (Overrides Attribute.GetHashCode().)
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method IsDefaultAttribute When overridden in a derived class, indicates whether the value of this instance is the default value for the derived class. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Public method Match When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
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  Name Description
Explicit interface implemetation Private method _Attribute.GetIDsOfNames Maps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private method _Attribute.GetTypeInfo Retrieves the type information for an object, which can be used to get the type information for an interface. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private method _Attribute.GetTypeInfoCount Retrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1). (Inherited from Attribute.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private method _Attribute.Invoke Provides access to properties and methods exposed by an object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
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The following example shows how to replace default filters on the product entity.

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MetadataType(typeof(Product_MD))]
public partial class Product {
    private class Product_MD {
        [FilterUIHint("MultiForeignKey")]
        public object Category { get; set; }
        [FilterUIHint("BooleanRadio")]
        public object Discontinued { get; set; }
    }
}

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4

Windows 8 Consumer Preview, Windows Server 8 Beta, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

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

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