MetaModel.VisibleTables Property

Definition

Gets a collection of the visible tables in the data model.

public:
 property System::Collections::Generic::List<System::Web::DynamicData::MetaTable ^> ^ VisibleTables { System::Collections::Generic::List<System::Web::DynamicData::MetaTable ^> ^ get(); };
public System.Collections.Generic.List<System.Web.DynamicData.MetaTable> VisibleTables { get; }
member this.VisibleTables : System.Collections.Generic.List<System.Web.DynamicData.MetaTable>
Public ReadOnly Property VisibleTables As List(Of MetaTable)

Property Value

A visible table refers to a table that has scaffolding enabled. This means that it is a table for which a List.aspx page exists.

Examples

The following example shows how to use the VisibleTables property to get a collection of the visible tables in the data model. For a complete example, see the MetaModel class overview.

// Gets only the visible tables in the data model.
protected void GetVisibleTables()
{
     System.Collections.IList visibleTables =
         MetaModel.Default.VisibleTables;
     if (visibleTables.Count == 0)
     {
         throw new InvalidOperationException(
             "There are no accessible tables. Make sure that at least one data model is registered in Global.asax and scaffolding is enabled or implement custom pages.");
     }
     Menu1.DataSource = visibleTables;
     Menu1.DataBind();
}
' Gets only the visible tables in the data model.
Protected Sub GetVisibleTables()
    Dim visibleTables As System.Collections.IList = MetaModel.[Default].VisibleTables
    If visibleTables.Count = 0 Then
        Throw New InvalidOperationException("There are no accessible tables. Make sure that at least one data model is registered in Global.asax and scaffolding is enabled or implement custom pages.")
    End If
    Menu1.DataSource = visibleTables
    Menu1.DataBind()
End Sub

Applies to