DataAnnotationsModelMetadata Class

.NET Framework (current version)

Provides a container for common metadata, for the DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider class, and for the DataAnnotationsModelValidator class for a data model.

Namespace: System.Web.ModelBinding
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)

Inheritance Hierarchy

System::Object
System.Web.ModelBinding::ModelMetadata
System.Web.ModelBinding::DataAnnotationsModelMetadata

Syntax

C++

public ref class DataAnnotationsModelMetadata : ModelMetadata

Constructors

	Name	Description
	DataAnnotationsModelMetadata(DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider^, Type^, Func<Object^>^, Type^, String^, DisplayColumnAttribute^)	Initializes a new instance of the DataAnnotationsModelMetadata class.

Properties

	Name	Description
	AdditionalValues	Gets a collection that contains additional metadata about the model.(Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	ContainerType	Gets the type of the container. (Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	ConvertEmptyStringToNull	Gets or sets a value that determines whether empty strings that are submitted in forms should be converted to null.(Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	DataTypeName	Gets or sets the name of the data type.(Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	Description	Gets or sets text that describes the model.(Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	DisplayFormatString	Gets or sets a format string that should be applied when the model is displayed in display mode (as opposed to in edit mode).(Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	DisplayName	Gets or sets the text to use in UI when the name of the model is displayed. (Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	EditFormatString	Gets or sets the format string to use in UI in edit mode.(Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	HideSurroundingHtml	Gets or sets a value that determines whether surrounding HTML should be hidden.(Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	IsComplexType	Gets a value that specifies whether the model is a complex type.(Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	IsNullableValueType	Gets a value that specifies whether the model is a nullable value type.(Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	IsReadOnly	Gets or sets a value that specifies whether the model can be updated.(Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	IsRequired	Gets or sets a value that specifies whether the property is required.(Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	Model	Gets or sets the model object.(Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	ModelType	Gets the type of the model.(Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	NullDisplayText	Gets the string that should be displayed when the model is null.(Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	Order	Gets or sets an integer that indicates the order in which to display this property relative to other properties.(Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	Properties	Gets a collection of model metadata objects that describe the properties of the model.(Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	PropertyName	Gets the name of the property.(Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	Provider	Gets or sets the provider object for this metadata.(Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	RequestValidationEnabled	Gets or sets a value that specifies whether request validation is enabled.(Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	ShortDisplayName	Gets or sets a short version of the display name.(Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	ShowForDisplay	Gets or sets a value that specifies whether the model should be displayed in the UI in display mode (as opposed to edit mode).(Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	ShowForEdit	Gets or sets a value that specifies whether the property should be displayed in edit mode (as opposed to display mode).(Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	SimpleDisplayText	Gets or sets text to display for the model when the model represents a complex object(Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	TemplateHint	Gets or sets a value that indicates what template (data control) should be used in UI for the model.(Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	Watermark	Gets or sets watermark text for a text box.(Inherited from ModelMetadata.)

Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals(Object^)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.(Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize()	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection.(Inherited from Object.)
	GetDisplayName()	Returns text to display as the name of the model in UI.(Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetSimpleDisplayText()	Returns text to display for the model when the model represents a complex object. (Overrides ModelMetadata::GetSimpleDisplayText().)
	GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance.(Inherited from Object.)
	GetValidators(ModelBindingExecutionContext^)	Returns a collection of validators that apply to the model.(Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.(Inherited from Object.)
	ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object.(Inherited from Object.)

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 4.5

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.