MetadataTypeAttribute(Type) Constructor

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations

Assembly:: System.ComponentModel.Annotations.dll

Assembly:: System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.dll

Source:: MetadataTypeAttribute.cs

Source:: MetadataTypeAttribute.cs

Source:: MetadataTypeAttribute.cs

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Initializes a new instance of the MetadataTypeAttribute class.

public:
 MetadataTypeAttribute(Type ^ metadataClassType);

public MetadataTypeAttribute (Type metadataClassType);

new System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.MetadataTypeAttribute : Type -> System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.MetadataTypeAttribute

Public Sub New (metadataClassType As Type)

Parameters

metadataClassType: Type

The metadata class to reference.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

metadataClassType is null.

Examples

The following example shows how to use the MetadataTypeAttribute to associate a metadata class with an entity partial class.

[MetadataType(typeof(CustomerMetaData))]
public partial class Customer
{
}

<MetadataType(GetType(CustomerMetadata))> _
Partial Public Class Customer

End Class

Applies to