ImageValueConverter.StorageType Property

Gets the type that the property’s value is converted to when it’s saved in a data store.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpo.Metadata

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpo.v23.2.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Win.PivotGrid, DevExpress.Win.TreeMap, DevExpress.Xpo

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Xpo

Declaration

C#

public override Type StorageType { get; }

VB.NET

Public Overrides ReadOnly Property StorageType As Type

Property Value

Type	Description
Type	The Type which the property’s value is converted to and saved in a data store.

Remarks

The StorageType property returns the Type object for a System.Byte[] object.

Example

The following example shows how to convert the value of the Image property to an array of bytes when saving it in a data store.

C#

using DevExpress.Xpo;

public class SampleImageClass : XPObject {
    private System.Drawing.Image image;
    public SampleImageClass(Session session) : base(session) {}

    [ValueConverter(typeof(DevExpress.Xpo.Metadata.ImageValueConverter))]
    public System.Drawing.Image Image {
        get { return image; }
        set {
            SetPropertyValue(nameof(Image) , ref image, value);
        }
    }
}

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.Xpo

Public Class SampleImageClass
    Inherits XPObject
    Private image_Renamed As System.Drawing.Image
    Public Sub New(ByVal session As Session)
        MyBase.New(session)
    End Sub

    <ValueConverter(GetType(DevExpress.Xpo.Metadata.ImageValueConverter))> _
    Public Property Image() As System.Drawing.Image
        Get
            Return image_Renamed
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As System.Drawing.Image)
            SetPropertyValue(NameOf(Image), image_Renamed, value)
        End Set
    End Property
End Class