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
'Declaration
Public Class DataAnnotationsModelMetadata _
Inherits ModelMetadata
public class DataAnnotationsModelMetadata : ModelMetadata
public ref class DataAnnotationsModelMetadata : public ModelMetadata
The DataAnnotationsModelMetadata type exposes the following members.
Constructors
Name | Description | |
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DataAnnotationsModelMetadata | Initializes a new instance of the DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider class. |
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Properties
Name | Description | |
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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 null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). (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.) | |
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.) | |
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 | |
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Equals | 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 | Gets the display name for the model. (Inherited from ModelMetadata.) | |
GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) | |
GetSimpleDisplayText | Returns simple text for the model data. (Overrides ModelMetadata.GetSimpleDisplayText().) | |
GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) | |
GetValidators | Gets a list of validators for 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.) |
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Remarks
DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider is the default metadata provider for MVC.
Examples
A Visual Studio project with source code is available to accompany this topic: Download.
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.