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)
Syntax

'Usage

Dim metadataClassType As Type

Dim instance As New MetadataTypeAttribute(metadataClassType)

'Declaration

Public Sub New ( _
    metadataClassType As Type _
)

Parameters

metadataClassType
Type: System..::.Type
The metadata class to reference.
Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullException

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

Examples

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

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

End Class


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
See Also

Reference

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