ColumnProvider Class

Definition

Provides a base class for column providers.

public ref class ColumnProvider abstract

public abstract class ColumnProvider

type ColumnProvider = class

Public MustInherit Class ColumnProvider

Column providers must extend this class. The LinqDataSource class and the ADO.NET Entity Framework class are providers that extend this class.

Initializes the class for use by an inherited class instance. This constructor can only be called by an inherited class.

Association	Gets the provider for the table that a column represents.
Attributes	Gets the attributes that are defined for the column that is represented by this provider.
ColumnType	Gets or sets the type of the column.
EntityTypeProperty	Gets or sets the PropertyInfo value of the property that represents the column in the entity type.
IsCustomProperty	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the column is an additional property that is not in the model's data context.
IsForeignKeyComponent	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the column is part of a foreign key.
IsGenerated	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the column value is automatically generated by the database.
IsPrimaryKey	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the column is part of the primary key for the table.
IsReadOnly	Gets a value that indicates whether the column is read-only.
IsSortable	When overridden in a derived class, gets or sets a value that indicates whether the data model supports sorting the table by this column.
MaxLength	Gets or sets the maximum length that is allowed for this column.
Name	Gets or sets the name of the column.
Nullable	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the column accepts null values.
Table	Gets or sets the table that the column belongs to.

AddDefaultAttributes(ColumnProvider, AttributeCollection)	Adds default attributes.
Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object)
GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object)
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
ToString()	Returns the Name property.