TimestampAttribute Class
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Designates a member as a time stamp value.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
System.Attribute
System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.TimestampAttribute
Namespace: System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations
Assembly: System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations (in System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Property Or AttributeTargets.Field, AllowMultiple := False, _
Inherited := True)> _
Public NotInheritable Class TimestampAttribute _
Inherits Attribute
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Property|AttributeTargets.Field, AllowMultiple = false,
Inherited = true)]
public sealed class TimestampAttribute : Attribute
The TimestampAttribute type exposes the following members.
Constructors
Name | Description | |
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TimestampAttribute | Initializes a new instance of the TimestampAttribute class. |
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Methods
Name | Description | |
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Equals | Infrastructure. Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.) | |
Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) | |
GetHashCode | Returns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from Attribute.) | |
GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) | |
Match | 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.) |
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Remarks
In a database table, a time stamp value is used for data versioning and does not represent an actual time. You apply this attribute to a property that contains a time stamp value from a database and therefore is not relevant to user input.
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.
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.
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