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 MetadataTypeAttribute Constructor
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MetadataTypeAttribute Constructor

Initializes a new instance of the MetadataTypeAttribute class.

Namespace:  System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations
Assembly:  System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations (in System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Sub New ( _
    metadataClassType As Type _
)
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim metadataClassType As Type

Dim instance As New MetadataTypeAttribute(metadataClassType)
C#
public MetadataTypeAttribute(
    Type metadataClassType
)
Visual C++
public:
MetadataTypeAttribute(
    Type^ metadataClassType
)
JScript
public function MetadataTypeAttribute(
    metadataClassType : Type
)

Parameters

metadataClassType
Type: System..::.Type
The metadata class to reference.
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullException

metadataClassType is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

The following example shows how to use the MetadataTypeAttribute to associate a metadata class with an entity partial class.

Visual Basic
<MetadataType(GetType(CustomerMetadata))> _
Partial Public Class Customer

End Class
C#
[MetadataType(typeof(CustomerMetaData))]
public partial class Customer
{


}

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.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5 SP1
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