Entity Names Autogeneration

• Dec 29, 2021

The Scaffolding Wizard tries to determine the property that can be used as a display name for this entity.

• Specific object view model (see the last base constructor call parameter):

  C#

  protected CourseViewModel(IUnitOfWorkFactory<IDepartmentContextUnitOfWork> unitOfWorkFactory = null)
              : base(unitOfWorkFactory ?? UnitOfWorkSource.GetUnitOfWorkFactory(), x => x.Courses, x => x.Title) {
          }
  

  VB.NET

  Protected Sub New(Optional ByVal unitOfWorkFactory As IUnitOfWorkFactory(Of IDepartmentContextUnitOfWork) = Nothing)
      MyBase.New(If(unitOfWorkFactory, UnitOfWorkSource.GetUnitOfWorkFactory()), Function(x) x.Courses, Function(x) x.Title)
  End Sub
  

  This property value is used to display entity text in the tab header:

  

• The ColumnBase.FieldName and BaseColumn.Header property values used to display the entity navigation property value text in the grid column.

  XAML

  <dxg:GridColumn FieldName="Department.Name" Header="Department" ReadOnly="True" />
  

  

• The LookUpEditBase.DisplayMember and LayoutItem.Label properties used to display the entity navigation property value in the LayoutItem.

  XAML

  <dxlc:LayoutItem Label="Department">
      <dxg:LookUpEdit EditValue="{Binding Entity.Department, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged, ValidatesOnDataErrors=True, NotifyOnSourceUpdated=True}" ItemsSource="{Binding LookUpDepartments}" DisplayMember="Name" IsTextEditable="False" />
  </dxlc:LayoutItem>
  

  

If you are not satisfied with these properties, change the mentioned property names to the correct ones.