ITypeInfo.CreateMember(String, Type) Method

Dynamically adds a new member to the current type at run time.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp.DC

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.v26.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.ExpressApp

Declaration

C#

IMemberInfo CreateMember(
    string memberName,
    Type memberType
)

VB.NET

Function CreateMember(
    memberName As String,
    memberType As Type
) As IMemberInfo

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
memberName	String	A string that holds the new member’s name.
memberType	Type	A Type object that represents the type of the new member.

Returns

Type	Description
IMemberInfo	An IMemberInfo object that supplies metadata on the created member.

Remarks

ITypeInfo typeInfo1 = typesInfo.FindTypeInfo(typeof(PersistentObject1));

IMemberInfo memberInfo0 = typeInfo1.FindMember("NewIntField");
if (memberInfo0 == null) {
    typeInfo1.CreateMember("NewIntField", typeof(int));
}
// ...
typesInfo.RefreshInfo(typeof(PersistentObject1));

View Example: XAF - Customize an XPO Business Model at Runtime

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C#

xaf-customize-xpo-business-model-at-runtime/CS/CustomizeXPOModel/CustomizeXPOModel.Module/Module.cs#L47

if (memberInfo0 == null) {
    typeInfo1.CreateMember("NewIntField", typeof(int));
}

XAF_logon-form-manage-users-register-a-new-user-restore-a-password/CS/XPO/Security.Extensions/Module.cs#L43

if(mi == null) {
    mi = ti.CreateMember(emailMember, typeof(string));
}