DisplayAttribute Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations

Assembly:

System.ComponentModel.Annotations.dll

Source:

DisplayAttribute.cs

Provides a general-purpose attribute that lets you specify localizable strings for types and members of entity partial classes.

public ref class DisplayAttribute sealed : Attribute

[System.AttributeUsage(System.AttributeTargets.Class | System.AttributeTargets.Field | System.AttributeTargets.Method | System.AttributeTargets.Parameter | System.AttributeTargets.Property, AllowMultiple=false)]
public sealed class DisplayAttribute : Attribute

[<System.AttributeUsage(System.AttributeTargets.Class | System.AttributeTargets.Field | System.AttributeTargets.Method | System.AttributeTargets.Parameter | System.AttributeTargets.Property, AllowMultiple=false)>]
type DisplayAttribute = class
    inherit Attribute

Public NotInheritable Class DisplayAttribute
Inherits Attribute

Inheritance

Object

Attribute

DisplayAttribute

Attributes

AttributeUsageAttribute

Remarks

The properties of this class can be used either as literals or as resource identifiers for a specified ResourceType instance.

Constructors

DisplayAttribute()

Initializes a new instance of the DisplayAttribute class.

Properties

AutoGenerateField	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether UI should be generated automatically in order to display this field.
AutoGenerateFilter	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether filtering UI is automatically displayed for this field.
Description	Gets or sets a value that is used to display a description in the UI.
GroupName	Gets or sets a value that is used to group fields in the UI.
Name	Gets or sets a value that is used for display in the UI.
Order	Gets or sets the order weight of the column.
Prompt	Gets or sets a value that will be used to set the watermark for prompts in the UI.
ResourceType	Gets or sets the type that contains the resources for the ShortName, Name, Prompt, and Description properties.
ShortName	Gets or sets a value that is used for the grid column label.
TypeId	When implemented in a derived class, gets a unique identifier for this Attribute. (Inherited from Attribute)

Methods

Equals(Object)	Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute)
GetAutoGenerateField()	Returns the value of the AutoGenerateField property.
GetAutoGenerateFilter()	Returns a value that indicates whether UI should be generated automatically in order to display filtering for this field.
GetDescription()	Returns the value of the Description property.
GetGroupName()	Returns the value of the GroupName property.
GetHashCode()	Returns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from Attribute)
GetName()	Returns a value that is used for field display in the UI.
GetOrder()	Returns the value of the Order property.
GetPrompt()	Returns the value of the Prompt property.
GetShortName()	Returns the value of the ShortName property.
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
IsDefaultAttribute()	When overridden in a derived class, indicates whether the value of this instance is the default value for the derived class. (Inherited from Attribute)
Match(Object)	When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)