Class MetaDataTypes

Inheritance

System.Object

MetaDataTypes

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.MetaDataPlus.Configurator

Assembly: Mediachase.MetaDataPlus.dll

Version: 11.8.3

Syntax

public static class MetaDataTypes

Methods

ClearCache()

Clear meta keys in the cache.

Declaration

public static void ClearCache()

GetApplicationValue(MetaDataContext, MetaField, Object)

Formats a value from the database to a value for use in the application. This may access and modify the database for complex data types.

Declaration

public static object GetApplicationValue(MetaDataContext context, MetaField metaField, object value)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
MetaDataContext	context	The meta data context.
MetaField	metaField	The meta field that the value is an instance of.
System.Object	value	The meta field value, as represented in the result of a database call.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Object	The meta field value, as represented in the database.

GetColumnName(MetaDataType)

Gets the appropriated property column name, based on the input type.

Declaration

public static string GetColumnName(MetaDataType type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
MetaDataType	type	The meta data type to get the appropriated column name.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The property type name of the MetaDataType.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
System.NotSupportedException

GetComplexValueType(MetaDataType)

Declaration

public static Type GetComplexValueType(MetaDataType type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
MetaDataType	type

Returns

Type	Description
System.Type

GetDatabaseValue(MetaDataContext, MetaObject, MetaField, Object)

Formats a value from the application to a value suitable for use in a stored procedure parameter. This may access and modify the database for complex data types.

Declaration

public static object GetDatabaseValue(MetaDataContext context, MetaObject metaObject, MetaField metaField, object value)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
MetaDataContext	context	The meta data context.
MetaObject	metaObject	The meta object that the value is contained in.
MetaField	metaField	The meta field that the value is an instance of.
System.Object	value	The value, as represented in the application domain.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Object	The value formatted for use in a database call.

GetDatabaseValue(MetaDataContext, MetaObject, Nullable<Int32>, MetaField, Object)

Formats a value from the application to a value suitable for use in a stored procedure parameter. This may access and modify the database for complex data types.

Declaration

public static object GetDatabaseValue(MetaDataContext context, MetaObject metaObject, int? workId, MetaField metaField, object value)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
MetaDataContext	context	The meta data context.
MetaObject	metaObject	The meta object that the value is contained in.
System.Nullable<System.Int32>	workId	The content work Id.
MetaField	metaField	The meta field that the value is an instance of.
System.Object	value	The value, as represented in the application domain.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Object	The value formatted for use in a database call.

GetDataParameterType(MetaField, Boolean)

Declaration

public static DataParameterType? GetDataParameterType(MetaField metaField, bool isNullValue)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
MetaField	metaField
System.Boolean	isNullValue

Returns

Type	Description
System.Nullable<DataParameterType>

GetDefaultValue(MetaDataType)

Declaration

public static object GetDefaultValue(MetaDataType type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
MetaDataType	type

Returns

Type	Description
System.Object

GetMetaFieldSerializationValue(MetaDataContext, MetaField, Object)

Gets the serialization value for the meta field.

Declaration

public static string GetMetaFieldSerializationValue(MetaDataContext context, MetaField metaField, object value)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
MetaDataContext	context	The context.
MetaField	metaField	The meta field.
System.Object	value	The value.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String

Exceptions

Type	Condition
System.NotSupportedException	MetaDataType File is not supported in seralization

InvalidateCache(Int32, MetaField)

Clear a specific meta key in the cache.

Declaration

public static void InvalidateCache(int metaKey, MetaField metaField)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Int32	metaKey	The meta key.
MetaField	metaField	The meta field.

IsComplexType(MetaDataType)

Declaration

public static bool IsComplexType(MetaDataType type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
MetaDataType	type

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

IsElementaryType(MetaDataType)

Declaration

public static bool IsElementaryType(MetaDataType type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
MetaDataType	type

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

ParseSimpleMetaFieldValue(MetaDataContext, MetaField, String)

Parses the simple meta field value.

Declaration

public static object ParseSimpleMetaFieldValue(MetaDataContext metaDataContext, MetaField metaField, string value)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
MetaDataContext	metaDataContext	The meta data context.
MetaField	metaField	The meta field.
System.String	value	The value.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Object

Exceptions

Type	Condition
System.FormatException

ParseToUtc(String)

Declaration

public static DateTime ParseToUtc(string stringValue)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	stringValue

Returns

Type	Description
System.DateTime