AssociatedMetadataTypeTypeDescriptionProvider Class
Extends the metadata information for a class by adding attributes and property information that is defined in an associated class.
Assembly: System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations (in System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.dll)
System.ComponentModel::TypeDescriptionProvider
System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations::AssociatedMetadataTypeTypeDescriptionProvider
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | AssociatedMetadataTypeTypeDescriptionProvider(Type^) | Initializes a new instance of the AssociatedMetadataTypeTypeDescriptionProvider class by using the specified type. |
| AssociatedMetadataTypeTypeDescriptionProvider(Type^, Type^) | Initializes a new instance of the AssociatedMetadataTypeTypeDescriptionProvider class by using the specified metadata provider type and associated type. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| CreateInstance(IServiceProvider^, Type^, array<Type^>^, array<Object^>^) | Creates an object that can substitute for another data type.(Inherited from TypeDescriptionProvider.) |
| 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.) |
| GetCache(Object^) | Gets a per-object cache, accessed as an IDictionary of key/value pairs.(Inherited from TypeDescriptionProvider.) |
| GetExtendedTypeDescriptor(Object^) | Gets an extended custom type descriptor for the given object.(Inherited from TypeDescriptionProvider.) |
| GetExtenderProviders(Object^) | Gets the extender providers for the specified object.(Inherited from TypeDescriptionProvider.) |
| GetFullComponentName(Object^) | Gets the name of the specified component, or null if the component has no name.(Inherited from TypeDescriptionProvider.) |
| GetHashCode() | Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetReflectionType(Object^) | Performs normal reflection against the given object.(Inherited from TypeDescriptionProvider.) |
| GetReflectionType(Type^) | Performs normal reflection against a type.(Inherited from TypeDescriptionProvider.) |
| GetReflectionType(Type^, Object^) | Performs normal reflection against the given object with the given type.(Inherited from TypeDescriptionProvider.) |
| GetRuntimeType(Type^) | Converts a reflection type into a runtime type.(Inherited from TypeDescriptionProvider.) |
| GetType() | |
| GetTypeDescriptor(Object^) | Gets a custom type descriptor for the given object.(Inherited from TypeDescriptionProvider.) |
| GetTypeDescriptor(Type^) | Gets a custom type descriptor for the given type.(Inherited from TypeDescriptionProvider.) |
| GetTypeDescriptor(Type^, Object^) | Gets a type descriptor for the specified type and object.(Overrides TypeDescriptionProvider::GetTypeDescriptor(Type^, Object^).) |
| IsSupportedType(Type^) | Gets a value that indicates whether the specified type is compatible with the type description and its chain of type description providers. (Inherited from TypeDescriptionProvider.) |
| MemberwiseClone() | |
| ToString() | Returns a string that represents the current object.(Inherited from Object.) |
The AssociatedMetadataTypeTypeDescriptionProvider class dynamically extends the type information associated with a type or object by adding, modifying, or hiding characteristics such as attributes, properties, and events. For more information, see TypeDescriptor.
Available since 3.5
Any public static ( Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.