MetaModel Class

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An abstraction that represents the mapping between a database and domain objects.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
System.Data.Linq.Mapping.MetaModel

Namespace: System.Data.Linq.Mapping
Assembly: System.Data.Linq (in System.Data.Linq.dll)

'Declaration
Public MustInherit Class MetaModel

public abstract class MetaModel

The MetaModel type exposes the following members.

	Name	Description
	MetaModel	Initializes a new instance of the MetaModel class.

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	Name	Description
	ContextType	Gets the type of DataContext type that this model describes.
	DatabaseName	Gets the name of the database.
	MappingSource	Gets the mapping source that originated this model.
	ProviderType	Gets or sets the provider type.

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	Name	Description
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetMetaType	Discovers the MetaType for the specified Type.
	GetTable	Gets the MetaTable associated with a specified Type.
	GetTables	Get an enumeration of all tables.
	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 a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.