Session.GetClassInfo<ClassType>() Method

Returns the XPClassInfo for the type designated by the specified generic type parameter.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpo

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpo.v24.1.dll

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Xpo

Declaration

C#

public XPClassInfo GetClassInfo<ClassType>()

VB.NET

Public Function GetClassInfo(Of ClassType) As XPClassInfo

Type Parameters

Name
ClassType

Returns

Type	Description
XPClassInfo	An XPClassInfo object which provides metadata information for a class of the specified type.

Remarks

This method retrieves metadata information via the Session.Dictionary. If the metadata cannot be obtained from a class of the specified type, the CannotResolveClassInfoException is thrown.

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C#

how-to-bind-wpf-grid-to-data/CS/CodeBehind/XPO/PagedAsyncSource/MainWindow.xaml.cs#L17

using(var session = new Session()) {
    var classInfo = session.GetClassInfo<Issue>();
    var properties = classInfo.Members

wpf-data-grid-implement-crud-operations/CS/CodeBehind/XPO/PagedAsyncSource/MainWindow.xaml.cs#L17

using(var session = new Session()) {
    var classInfo = session.GetClassInfo<Issue>();
    var properties = classInfo.Members

XPO_how-to-implement-odata4-service-with-xpo/CS/ODataService/Helpers/ApiHelper.cs#L43

}
var classInfo = uow.GetClassInfo<TEntity>();
var memberInfo = classInfo.FindMember(navigationProperty);

XPO_how-to-bind-data-to-winforms-controls-using-xpbindingsource/CS/DXApplication/Form1.cs#L63

ProductListSource.DataSource = UnitOfWork.Query<Products>().ToList();
ProductListSource.ObjectClassInfo = UnitOfWork.GetClassInfo<Products>();
break;

XPO_how-to-generate-a-sequential-number-for-a-business-object-within-a-database-transaction-e2620/CS/ExplicitUnitOfWorkDemo/SequenceGenerator.cs#L15

    euow = new ExplicitUnitOfWork(dataLayer);
    classInfo = euow.GetClassInfo<T>();
}

VB.NET

how-to-bind-wpf-grid-to-data/VB/CodeBehind/XPO/InfiniteAsyncSource/MainWindow.xaml.vb#L14

Using session = New Session()
    Dim classInfo = session.GetClassInfo(Of Issue)()
    Dim properties = classInfo.Members.Where(Function(member) member.IsPublic AndAlso member.IsPersistent).[Select](Function(member) member.Name).ToArray()

XPO_how-to-bind-data-to-winforms-controls-using-xpbindingsource/VB/DXApplication/Form1.vb#L52

    ProductListSource.DataSource = UnitOfWork.Query(Of Products)().ToList()
    ProductListSource.ObjectClassInfo = UnitOfWork.GetClassInfo(Of Products)()
Case "Single Object"

XPO_how-to-generate-a-sequential-number-for-a-business-object-within-a-database-transaction-e2620/VB/ExplicitUnitOfWorkDemo/SequenceGenerator.vb#L17

    euow = New ExplicitUnitOfWork(dataLayer)
    classInfo = euow.GetClassInfo(Of T)()
End Sub