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Class MetaFieldBuilder

Represents meta field builder.

Inheritance
System.Object
MetaFieldBuilder
Implements
System.IDisposable
Inherited Members
System.Object.ToString()
System.Object.Equals(System.Object)
System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)
System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)
System.Object.GetHashCode()
System.Object.GetType()
System.Object.MemberwiseClone()
Namespace: Mediachase.BusinessFoundation.Data.Meta.Management
Assembly: Mediachase.BusinessFoundation.Data.dll
Version: 11.8.3
Syntax
public class MetaFieldBuilder : IDisposable

Constructors

MetaFieldBuilder(MetaClass)

Initializes a new instance of the MetaFieldBuilder class.

Declaration
public MetaFieldBuilder(MetaClass metaClass)
Parameters
Type Name Description
MetaClass metaClass

The meta class.

Properties

MetaClass

Gets the meta class.

Declaration
public MetaClass MetaClass { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
MetaClass

The meta class.

Methods

CreateAggregation(String, String, String, String, String)

Creates the aggregation.

Declaration
public MetaField CreateAggregation(string name, string friendlyName, string childMetaClassName, string elementContainerRefFieldFriendlyName, string defaultElementFieldFriendlyName)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String name

The name.

System.String friendlyName

Name of the friendly.

System.String childMetaClassName

Name of the child meta class.

System.String elementContainerRefFieldFriendlyName

Friendly name of the element container reference field.

System.String defaultElementFieldFriendlyName

Friendly name of the default element field.

Returns
Type Description
MetaField

CreateBackReference(String, String, String, String)

Creates the back reference.

Declaration
public MetaField CreateBackReference(string name, string friendlyName, string referenceClass, string referenceFieldName)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String name

The name.

System.String friendlyName

The friendly name of the reference.

System.String referenceClass

Name of the reference class.

System.String referenceFieldName

Name of the reference field.

Returns
Type Description
MetaField

CreateCardField(String, String, Boolean)

Creates the card field.

Declaration
public MetaField CreateCardField(string name, string friendlyName, bool isNullable)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String name

The name.

System.String friendlyName

Name of the friendly.

System.Boolean isNullable

if set to true [is nullable].

Returns
Type Description
MetaField

CreateCheckBoxBoolean(String, String, Boolean, Nullable<Boolean>, String)

Creates the checkbox boolean meta field.

Declaration
public MetaField CreateCheckBoxBoolean(string name, string friendlyName, bool isNullable, bool? isChecked, string label)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String name

The name.

System.String friendlyName

Name of the friendly.

System.Boolean isNullable

if set to true [is nullable].

System.Nullable<System.Boolean> isChecked

if set to true [is checked].

System.String label

The label.

Returns
Type Description
MetaField

CreateCurrency(String, String, Boolean, Nullable<Decimal>, Boolean)

Creates the currency meta field.

Declaration
public MetaField CreateCurrency(string name, string friendlyName, bool isNullable, decimal? defaultValue, bool allowNegative)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String name

The name.

System.String friendlyName

Name of the friendly.

System.Boolean isNullable

if set to true [is nullable].

System.Nullable<System.Decimal> defaultValue

The default value.

System.Boolean allowNegative

if set to true [allow negative].

Returns
Type Description
MetaField

CreateDate(String, String, Boolean)

Creates the date meta field.

Declaration
public MetaField CreateDate(string name, string friendlyName, bool isNullable)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String name

The name.

System.String friendlyName

Name of the friendly.

System.Boolean isNullable

if set to true [is nullable].

Returns
Type Description
MetaField

CreateDateTime(String, String, Boolean, Boolean)

Creates the date time meta field.

Declaration
public MetaField CreateDateTime(string name, string friendlyName, bool isNullable, bool useUserTimeZone)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String name

The name.

System.String friendlyName

Name of the friendly.

System.Boolean isNullable

if set to true [is nullable].

System.Boolean useUserTimeZone

if set to true [use user time zone].

Returns
Type Description
MetaField

CreateDecimal(String, String, Boolean, Int32, Int32, Nullable<Decimal>)

Creates the decimal.

Declaration
public MetaField CreateDecimal(string name, string friendlyName, bool isNullable, int precision, int scale, decimal? defaultValue)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String name

The name.

System.String friendlyName

Name of the friendly.

System.Boolean isNullable

if set to true [is nullable].

System.Int32 precision

The precision.

System.Int32 scale

The scale.

System.Nullable<System.Decimal> defaultValue

The default value.

Returns
Type Description
MetaField

CreateDecimal(String, String, Boolean, Nullable<Decimal>)

Creates the decimal.

Declaration
public MetaField CreateDecimal(string name, string friendlyName, bool isNullable, decimal? defaultValue)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String name

The name.

System.String friendlyName

Name of the friendly.

System.Boolean isNullable

if set to true [is nullable].

System.Nullable<System.Decimal> defaultValue

The default value.

Returns
Type Description
MetaField
Remarks

Precision equals 18. Scale equals 4.

CreateDecimalPercent(String, String, Boolean, Int32, Int32, Nullable<Decimal>)

Creates the decimal percent.

Declaration
public MetaField CreateDecimalPercent(string name, string friendlyName, bool isNullable, int precision, int scale, decimal? defaultValue)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String name

The name.

System.String friendlyName

Name of the friendly.

System.Boolean isNullable

if set to true [is nullable].

System.Int32 precision

The precision.

System.Int32 scale

The scale.

System.Nullable<System.Decimal> defaultValue

The default value.

Returns
Type Description
MetaField

CreateDecimalPercent(String, String, Boolean, Nullable<Decimal>)

Creates the decimal percent.

Declaration
public MetaField CreateDecimalPercent(string name, string friendlyName, bool isNullable, decimal? defaultValue)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String name

The name.

System.String friendlyName

Name of the friendly.

System.Boolean isNullable

if set to true [is nullable].

System.Nullable<System.Decimal> defaultValue

The default value.

Returns
Type Description
MetaField
Remarks

Precision equals 18. Scale equals 4.

CreateDropDownBoolean(String, String, Boolean, Nullable<Boolean>, String, String)

Creates the drop down boolean meta field.

Declaration
public MetaField CreateDropDownBoolean(string name, string friendlyName, bool isNullable, bool? isChecked, string trueLabelText, string falseLabelText)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String name

The name.

System.String friendlyName

Name of the friendly.

System.Boolean isNullable

if set to true [is nullable].

System.Nullable<System.Boolean> isChecked

if set to true [is checked].

System.String trueLabelText

The true label text.

System.String falseLabelText

The false label text.

Returns
Type Description
MetaField

CreateDuration(String, String, Boolean, Nullable<Int32>)

Creates the duration.

Declaration
public MetaField CreateDuration(string name, string friendlyName, bool isNullable, int? defaultValue)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String name

The name.

System.String friendlyName

Name of the friendly.

System.Boolean isNullable

if set to true [is nullable].

System.Nullable<System.Int32> defaultValue

The default value.

Returns
Type Description
MetaField

CreateEmail(String, String, Boolean, Int32, Boolean)

Creates the E mail meta field.

Declaration
public MetaField CreateEmail(string name, string friendlyName, bool isNullable, int maxLength, bool isUnique)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String name

The name.

System.String friendlyName

Name of the friendly.

System.Boolean isNullable

if set to true [is nullable].

System.Int32 maxLength

Length of the max.

System.Boolean isUnique

if set to true [is unique].

Returns
Type Description
MetaField

CreateEnumField(String, String, String, Boolean, String, Boolean)

Creates the enum field.

Declaration
public MetaField CreateEnumField(string name, string friendlyName, string enumName, bool isNullable, string defaultValue, bool enumEditable)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String name

The name.

System.String friendlyName

Name of the friendly.

System.String enumName

Name of the enum.

System.Boolean isNullable

if set to true [is nullable].

System.String defaultValue

The default value.

System.Boolean enumEditable

if set to true [enum editable].

Returns
Type Description
MetaField

CreateFile(String, String, Boolean, String)

Creates the file meta field.

Declaration
public MetaField CreateFile(string name, string friendlyName, bool isNullable, string fileNameRegexPattern)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String name

The name.

System.String friendlyName

Name of the friendly.

System.Boolean isNullable

if set to true [is nullable].

System.String fileNameRegexPattern

The file name regex pattern.

Returns
Type Description
MetaField

CreateFloat(String, String, Boolean, Nullable<Double>)

Creates the float meta field.

Declaration
public MetaField CreateFloat(string name, string friendlyName, bool isNullable, double? defaultValue)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String name

The name.

System.String friendlyName

Name of the friendly.

System.Boolean isNullable

if set to true [is nullable].

System.Nullable<System.Double> defaultValue

The default value.

Returns
Type Description
MetaField

CreateFloatPercent(String, String, Boolean, Nullable<Double>)

Creates the float percent.

Declaration
public MetaField CreateFloatPercent(string name, string friendlyName, bool isNullable, double? defaultValue)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String name

The name.

System.String friendlyName

Name of the friendly.

System.Boolean isNullable

if set to true [is nullable].

System.Nullable<System.Double> defaultValue

The default value.

Returns
Type Description
MetaField

CreateGuid(String, String, Boolean)

Creates the GUID meta field.

Declaration
public MetaField CreateGuid(string name, string friendlyName, bool isNullable)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String name

The name.

System.String friendlyName

Name of the friendly.

System.Boolean isNullable

if set to true [is nullable].

Returns
Type Description
MetaField

CreateHtml(String, String, Boolean)

Creates the HTML meta field.

Declaration
public MetaField CreateHtml(string name, string friendlyName, bool isNullable)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String name

The name.

System.String friendlyName

Name of the friendly.

System.Boolean isNullable

if set to true [is nullable].

Returns
Type Description
MetaField

CreateImage(String, String, Boolean, Int32, Int32, Boolean, String)

Creates the image meta field.

Declaration
public MetaField CreateImage(string name, string friendlyName, bool isNullable, int imageWidth, int imageHeight, bool showBorder, string fileNameRegexPattern)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String name

The name.

System.String friendlyName

Name of the friendly.

System.Boolean isNullable

if set to true [is nullable].

System.Int32 imageWidth

Width of the image.

System.Int32 imageHeight

Height of the image.

System.Boolean showBorder

if set to true [show border].

System.String fileNameRegexPattern

The file name regex pattern.

Returns
Type Description
MetaField

CreateInteger(String, String, Boolean, Nullable<Int32>)

Creates the integer meta field.

Declaration
public MetaField CreateInteger(string name, string friendlyName, bool isNullable, int? defaultValue)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String name

The name.

System.String friendlyName

Name of the friendly.

System.Boolean isNullable

if set to true [is nullable].

System.Nullable<System.Int32> defaultValue

The default value.

Returns
Type Description
MetaField

CreateIntegerPercent(String, String, Boolean, Nullable<Int32>)

Creates the integer percent.

Declaration
public MetaField CreateIntegerPercent(string name, string friendlyName, bool isNullable, int? defaultValue)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String name

The name.

System.String friendlyName

Name of the friendly.

System.Boolean isNullable

if set to true [is nullable].

System.Nullable<System.Int32> defaultValue

The default value.

Returns
Type Description
MetaField

CreateLongText(String, String, Boolean)

Creates the long text meta field.

Declaration
public MetaField CreateLongText(string name, string friendlyName, bool isNullable)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String name

The name.

System.String friendlyName

Name of the friendly.

System.Boolean isNullable

if set to true [is nullable].

Returns
Type Description
MetaField

CreateReference(String, String, Boolean, String, Boolean)

Creates the reference meta field.

Declaration
public MetaField CreateReference(string name, string friendlyName, bool isNullable, string parentMetaClassName, bool cascadeDelete)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String name

The name.

System.String friendlyName

Name of the friendly.

System.Boolean isNullable

if set to true [is nullable].

System.String parentMetaClassName

Name of the reference meta class.

System.Boolean cascadeDelete

if set to true [cascade delete].

Returns
Type Description
MetaField

CreateReferencedField(String, String, String, String)

Creates the referenced field.

Declaration
public MetaField CreateReferencedField(string name, string friendlyName, string referenceFieldName, string referencedFieldName)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String name

The name.

System.String friendlyName

Name of the friendly.

System.String referenceFieldName

Name of the reference field.

System.String referencedFieldName

Name of the referenced field.

Returns
Type Description
MetaField

CreateText(String, String, Boolean, Int32, Boolean)

Creates the text meta field.

Declaration
public MetaField CreateText(string name, string friendlyName, bool isNullable, int maxLength, bool isUnique)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String name

The name.

System.String friendlyName

Name of the friendly.

System.Boolean isNullable

if set to true [is nullable].

System.Int32 maxLength

Length of the max.

System.Boolean isUnique

if set to true [is unique].

Returns
Type Description
MetaField

CreateUrl(String, String, Boolean, Int32, Boolean, String)

Creates the URL meta field.

Declaration
public MetaField CreateUrl(string name, string friendlyName, bool isNullable, int maxLength, bool isUnique, string target)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String name

The name.

System.String friendlyName

Name of the friendly.

System.Boolean isNullable

if set to true [is nullable].

System.Int32 maxLength

Length of the max.

System.Boolean isUnique

if set to true [is unique].

System.String target

The URL target.

Returns
Type Description
MetaField

Dispose()

Performs application-defined tasks associated with freeing, releasing, or resetting unmanaged resources.

Declaration
public void Dispose()

Dispose(Boolean)

Disposes the specified free managed resources.

Declaration
protected virtual void Dispose(bool freeManagedResources)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Boolean freeManagedResources

if set to true [free managed resources].

SaveChanges()

Saves the changes.

Declaration
public void SaveChanges()

SetSkipSchema(MetaField)

Sets SchemaAttribute.IsCreatable and SchemaAttribute.IsDeletable are equal to false.

Declaration
public MetaField SetSkipSchema(MetaField field)
Parameters
Type Name Description
MetaField field

The field.

Returns
Type Description
MetaField

Implements

System.IDisposable