DevForce Community Forum : Navigational Properties MetaData http://www.ideablade.com/forum/ This is an XML content feed of; DevForce Community Forum : DevForce 2010 : Navigational Properties MetaData Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:35:07 -700 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:56:41 -700 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.69 360 www.ideablade.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=3231 DevForce Community Forum http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_images/IdeaBlade_logo_tm.png http://www.ideablade.com/forum/ Navigational Properties MetaData : Thanks, I retested, and it seems... http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3231&PID=12545#12545 Author: gregweb
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Posted: 25-Jan-2012 at 12:56pm

Thanks, I retested, and it seems to be working OK now.

Greg]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:56:41 -700 http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3231&PID=12545#12545 Navigational Properties MetaData : Hi Greg;What version are you using?I... http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3231&PID=12543#12543 Author: DenisK
Subject: 3231
Posted: 24-Jan-2012 at 7:24pm

Hi Greg;

What version are you using?

I just tested this using the latest 6.1.5 and it works for both scalar and non-scalar navigation property. I can see the generated code incorporated the new DisplayAttribute.
]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:24:55 -700 http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3231&PID=12543#12543 Navigational Properties MetaData : I have an Entity Class "Customer".... http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3231&PID=12539#12539 Author: gregweb
Subject: 3231
Posted: 24-Jan-2012 at 8:59am

I have an Entity Class "Customer". I then create a metadata buddy class for Customer and use the MetaDataAttribute to connect the two.

I can then decorate the properties of the metadata class, and they are incorporated into the generated code as expected.

However, if I decorate a Navigational Property, the attributes are NOT incorporated into the generated code.

It appears that the code which transfers the attributes from the metadata class to the generated class skips Navigational properties.

Now, the question you may be thinking, why would anyone want to decorate a navigational property. The reason is that I need to set Display(AutogenerateField = true) for the property. This is used at runtime to create a data grid. There are other custom attributes used as well on the property to help generate the grid.

But I need the navigational property to be properly decorated for this to work.

Greg]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:59:35 -700 http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3231&PID=12539#12539