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ModelMetadataProvider Class

Provides an abstract base class for a custom metadata provider.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Web.Mvc.ModelMetadataProvider
    System.Web.Mvc.AssociatedMetadataProvider

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public MustInherit Class ModelMetadataProvider
public abstract class ModelMetadataProvider
public ref class ModelMetadataProvider abstract

The ModelMetadataProvider type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
Protected method ModelMetadataProvider When overridden in a derived class, initializes a new instance of the object that derives from the ModelMetadataProvider class.

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Methods

  Name Description
Public method Equals Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetMetadataForProperties Gets a ModelMetadata object for each property of a model.
Public method GetMetadataForProperty Gets metadata for the specified property.
Public method GetMetadataForType Gets metadata for the specified model accessor and model type.
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Remarks

The AssociatedMetadataProvider class is an implementation of this abstract class.

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.

See Also

Reference

System.Web.Mvc Namespace