MetaFieldBuilder class

Introduction

To make it quicker and easier to create meta fields based on system meta types, Business Foundation has a MetaFieldBuilder class, with which you can create meta fields based on existing system meta types.

The following methods are available in the MetaFieldBuilder class:

• CreateGuid
• CreateDateTime
• CreateDate
• CreateInteger
• CreateFloat
• CreateCurrency
• CreateCheckBoxBoolean
• CreateDropDownBoolean
• CreateText CreateEmail
• CreateUrl CreateLongText
• CreateHtml
• CreateFile
• CreateImage
• CreateReference
• CreateReferencedField
• CreateBackReference
• CreateCardField
• CreateEnumField
• CreateAggregation
• CreateIntegerPercent
• CreateFloatPercent
• CreateDecimalPercent
• CreateDecimal
• CreateDuration

When using the MetaFieldBuilder, the Edit scope will automatically be opened.

Creating a meta field with MetaFieldBuilder

Example: Using the MetaFieldBuilder to create a meta field

using (MetaFieldBuilder builder = new MetaFieldBuilder(metaClass))
            {
            builder.CreateDateTime(CreatedFieldName, CreatedFriendlyName, false, true);
            builder.CreateText(CreatorFieldNameText, CreatorFriendlyName, false, 50, false);
            builder.CreateGuid(CreatorFieldNameGuid, CreatorFriendlyName, false);
            builder.CreateInteger(CreatorFieldNameInteger, CreatorFriendlyName, false, -1);
            builder.SaveChanges();
            }