AssociationAttribute.ElementTypeName Property

Gets or sets the full name of the type which describes the object on the opposite end of the association.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpo

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpo.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public string ElementTypeName { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property ElementTypeName As String

Property Value

Type	Description
String	A String value which specifies the full name of the type that describes the object on the opposite end of the association.

Remarks

The AssociationAttribute.AssemblyName and AssociationAttribute.ElementTypeName properties should only be used when you cannot use a generic collection on the “many” side of a relationship. Otherwise, these property values are automatically inferred from the collection’s generic type parameter.

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C#

XPO_how-to-generate-persistent-classes-at-runtime-based-on-a-dataset-e1198/CS/WindowsApplication4/Form1.cs#L49

AssociationAttribute a = new AssociationAttribute("CustomerOrders"); //, typeof(DetailDataObject)
a.ElementTypeName = "Order";

VB.NET

XPO_how-to-generate-persistent-classes-at-runtime-based-on-a-dataset-e1198/VB/WindowsApplication4/Form1.vb#L47

Dim a As New AssociationAttribute("CustomerOrders") ', typeof(DetailDataObject)
a.ElementTypeName = "Order"