DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider Class (System.Web.Mvc)

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DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider Class

Implements the default model metadata provider for ASP.NET MVC.

Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
  System.Web.Mvc.ModelMetadataProvider
    System.Web.Mvc.AssociatedMetadataProvider
      System.Web.Mvc.DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider

Namespace:  System.Web.Mvc
Assembly:  System.Web.Mvc (in System.Web.Mvc.dll)
Syntax
Visual Basic
Public Class DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider _
	Inherits AssociatedMetadataProvider
C#
public class DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider : AssociatedMetadataProvider
Visual C++
public ref class DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider : public AssociatedMetadataProvider

The DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider type exposes the following members.

Constructors
  Name Description
Public method DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider Initializes a new instance of the DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider class.
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Methods
  Name Description
Protected method CreateMetadata Gets the metadata for the specified property. (Overrides AssociatedMetadataProvider.CreateMetadata(IEnumerable(Of Attribute), Type, Func(Of Object), Type, String).)
Public method Equals Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method FilterAttributes Gets a list of attributes. (Inherited from AssociatedMetadataProvider.)
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 Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetMetadataForProperties Returns a list of properties for the model. (Inherited from AssociatedMetadataProvider.)
Protected method GetMetadataForProperty(Func(Of Object), Type, PropertyDescriptor) Returns the metadata for the specified property using the container type and property descriptor. (Inherited from AssociatedMetadataProvider.)
Public method GetMetadataForProperty(Func(Of Object), Type, String) Returns the metadata for the specified property using the container type and property name. (Inherited from AssociatedMetadataProvider.)
Public method GetMetadataForType Returns the metadata for the specified property using the type of the model. (Inherited from AssociatedMetadataProvider.)
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method GetTypeDescriptor Returns the type descriptor from the specified type. (Inherited from AssociatedMetadataProvider.)
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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Remarks

The ModelMetadataProviders class sets this class as the default metadata provider for the MVC framework. You typically do not have to use this class directly. If you develop a custom attribute-based metadata provider, you can use this implementation as a guide.

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.
See Also

Reference

System.Web.Mvc Namespace