DataObjectMethodAttribute Class
Identifies a data operation method exposed by a type, what type of operation the method performs, and whether the method is the default data method. This class cannot be inherited.
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
You can use the DataObjectMethodAttribute to identify data operation methods on a type marked with the DataObjectAttribute attribute so that they are more easily identified by callers using reflection. When the DataObjectMethodAttribute attribute is applied to a method, it describes the type of operation the method performs and indicates whether the method is the default data operation method of a type. Components such as the ObjectDataSource control and the ObjectDataSourceDesigner class examine the values of this attribute, if present, to help determine which data method to call at run time.
The following code example demonstrates how you can apply the DataObjectMethodAttribute attribute to a publicly exposed method and identify the type of data operation it performs as well as whether it is the type's default data method. In this example the NorthwindData type exposes two data methods: one to retrieve a set of data named GetAllEmployees, and another to delete data named DeleteEmployeeByID. The DataObjectMethodAttribute attribute is applied to both methods, the GetAllEmployees method is marked as the default method for the Select data operation, and the DeleteEmployeeByID method is marked as the default method for the Delete data operation.
<DataObjectAttribute()> _ Public Class NorthwindData <DataObjectMethodAttribute(DataObjectMethodType.Select, True)> _ Public Shared Function GetAllEmployees() As IEnumerable Dim ads As New AccessDataSource() ads.DataSourceMode = SqlDataSourceMode.DataReader ads.DataFile = "~/App_Data/Northwind.mdb" ads.SelectCommand = "SELECT EmployeeID,FirstName,LastName FROM Employees" Return ads.Select(DataSourceSelectArguments.Empty) End Function 'GetAllEmployees ' Delete the Employee by ID. <DataObjectMethodAttribute(DataObjectMethodType.Delete, True)> _ Public Sub DeleteEmployeeByID(ByVal employeeID As Integer) Throw New Exception("The value passed to the delete method is " + employeeID.ToString()) End Sub 'DeleteEmployeeByID End Class 'NorthwindData
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