DataAnnotationsModelMetadata Class

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

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
System.Web.Mvc.ModelMetadata
System.Web.Mvc.DataAnnotationsModelMetadata

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

Syntax

C++

JScript

'Declaration
Public Class DataAnnotationsModelMetadata _
	Inherits ModelMetadata
'Usage
Dim instance As DataAnnotationsModelMetadata

The DataAnnotationsModelMetadata type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	DataAnnotationsModelMetadata	Initializes a new instance of the DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider class.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	AdditionalValues	Gets a dictionary that contains additional metadata about the model. (Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	ContainerType	Gets or sets the type of the container for the model. (Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	ConvertEmptyStringToNull	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether empty strings that are posted back in forms should be converted to Nothing. (Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	DataTypeName	Gets or sets meta information about the data type. (Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	Description	Gets or sets the description of the model. (Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	DisplayFormatString	Gets or sets the display format string for the model. (Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	DisplayName	Gets or sets the display name of the model. (Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	EditFormatString	Gets or sets the edit format string of the model. (Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	HideSurroundingHtml	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the model object should be rendered using associated HTML elements. (Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	IsComplexType	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the model is a complex type. (Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	IsNullableValueType	Gets a value that indicates whether the type is nullable. (Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	IsReadOnly	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the model is read-only. (Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	IsRequired	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the model is required. (Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	Model	Gets the value of the model. (Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	ModelType	Gets the type of the model. (Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	NullDisplayText	Gets or sets the string to display for null values. (Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	Order	Gets or sets a value that represents order of the current metadata. (Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	Properties	Gets a collection of model metadata objects that describe the properties of the model. (Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	PropertyName	Gets the property name. (Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	Provider	Gets or sets the provider. (Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	RequestValidationEnabled	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether request validation is enabled. (Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	ShortDisplayName	Gets or sets a short display name. (Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	ShowForDisplay	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the property should be displayed in read-only views such as list and detail views. (Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	ShowForEdit	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the model should be displayed in editable views. (Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	SimpleDisplayText	Gets or sets the simple display string for the model. (Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	TemplateHint	Gets or sets a hint that suggests what template to use for this model. (Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	Watermark	Gets or sets a value that can be used as a watermark. (Inherited from ModelMetadata.)

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals	(Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetDisplayName	Gets the display name for the model. (Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	GetHashCode	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetSimpleDisplayText	Returns simple text for the model data. (Overrides ModelMetadata.GetSimpleDisplayText.)
	GetType	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetValidators	Gets a list of validators for the model. (Inherited from ModelMetadata.)
	MemberwiseClone	(Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	(Inherited from Object.)