UtcDateTimeConverter.StorageType Property

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

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpo.Metadata

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpo.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public override Type StorageType { get; }

VB.NET

Public Overrides ReadOnly Property StorageType As Type

Property Value

Type	Description
Type	A Type which represents the type that the property’s value will be converted to when it’s saved in a data store.

Remarks

The StorageType property returns the Type object for a DateTime type.

Example

The following example shows how to convert the value of the Date property from the local time to the current coordinated universal time (UTC) when persisting it in a data store.

C#

using DevExpress.Xpo;
using DevExpress.Xpo.Metadata;
// ...
public class SampleUtc : XPObject {
    private DateTime date;
    [ValueConverter(typeof(UtcDateTimeConverter))]
    public DateTime Date {
        get { return date; }
        set { SetPropertyValue(nameof(Date), ref date, value); }
    }
}

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.Xpo
Imports DevExpress.Xpo.Metadata
' ...
Class SampleUtc
   Inherits XPObject
   Private _date As DateTime
   <ValueConverter(GetType(UtcDateTimeConverter))> _
   Public Property tDate() As DateTime
      Get
         Return _date
      End Get
      Set(ByVal Value As DateTime)
         SetPropertyValue(NameOf(Date), _date, Value)
      End Set
   End Property
End Class