ModelMetadataProvider Class

Provides an abstract base class for a custom metadata provider.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Web.Mvc.ModelMetadataProvider
    System.Web.Mvc.AssociatedMetadataProvider

Namespace:  System.Web.Mvc
Assembly:  System.Web.Mvc (in System.Web.Mvc.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public MustInherit Class ModelMetadataProvider

public abstract class ModelMetadataProvider

public ref class ModelMetadataProvider abstract

The ModelMetadataProvider type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	ModelMetadataProvider	When overridden in a derived class, initializes a new instance of the object that derives from the ModelMetadataProvider class.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals	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 it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetMetadataForProperties	Gets a ModelMetadata object for each property of a model.
	GetMetadataForProperty	Gets metadata for the specified property.
	GetMetadataForType	Gets metadata for the specified model accessor and model type.
	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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Remarks

The AssociatedMetadataProvider class is an implementation of this abstract class.

Thread Safety

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

See Also

Reference

System.Web.Mvc Namespace