The DataType type exposes the following members.
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Constructors
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | DataType |
Methods
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | Convert |
Converts the value to a proper type
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|  Equals | (Inherited from Object.) |
| Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
| FormatValue |
Formats the given value
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| GetDefaultValueCode |
Gets the code for the default value of this type in C# code
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| GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetSqlType |
Gets the SQL data type representation
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| GetSqlValue |
Gets the SQL value representation for this type
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| GetString |
Gets the string representation of the given value
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| GetType | Gets the (Inherited from Type of the current instance.Object.) |
| MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current (Inherited from Object.Object.) |
| ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
Extension Methods
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | AsValue |
Converts object to a query value which can be used as a query parameter
(Defined by QueryExtensions.) |
| GetAPIString |
Gets the string by the specified resource key
(Defined by CoreExtensions.) |
| GetString |
Gets the string by the specified resource key
(Defined by CoreExtensions.) |
| ToBoolean |
Returns the boolean representation of an object or default value if not.
(Defined by CoreExtensions.) |
| ToDateTime |
Returns the DateTime representation of an object or default value if not.
(Defined by CoreExtensions.) |
| ToDouble |
Returns the double representation of an object or default value if not.
(Defined by CoreExtensions.) |
| ToGuid |
Returns the Guid representation of an object or default value if not.
(Defined by CoreExtensions.) |
| ToInteger |
Returns the integer representation of an object or default value if not.
(Defined by CoreExtensions.) |
| ToString |
Returns the string representation of an object or default value if not.
(Defined by CoreExtensions.) |
Properties
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | AllowEmpty |
If true, the data type allows for nulls in the database
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| CodeValueFormat |
Formatting code of the value for this type
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| ConversionMethod |
Returns the conversion method
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| DbType |
Database type
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| DefaultPrecision |
Default precision of the type, if the precision is variable
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| DefaultSize |
Default size of the type, if the size is variable
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| DefaultValueCode |
Code of the default value for this type
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| FieldType |
Field type
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| GetFormatProvider |
Function which gets a format provider for the given culture
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| Hidden |
If true, the data type is hidden
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| IsDefaultType |
If true, the data type is considered default. Types marked as default are replaced only by default types in the type mapping tables.
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| MaxPrecision |
Maximum precision of the type, if the precision is variable
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| MaxSize |
Maximum size of the type, if the size is variable
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| MaxValueLength |
Maximum value length
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| ObjectDefaultValue |
Default value for this data type
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| SchemaType |
Type representation in the XML schema of the data
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| SpecialDefaultValues |
List of special default values recognized by this type and treated as default value by the code
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| SqlType |
SQL data type representation
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| SqlValueFormat |
SQL value format. Default format is '{0}' to prevent SQL injection
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| StringFormat |
If defined, the given format is used to convert the value of this type to a string value. {0} represents the value.
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| SupportsTranslation |
If true, the data type supports translation of the content
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| Type |
System type
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| TypeAlias |
System type alias (e.g. bool for Boolean, etc.)
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| TypeGroup |
Name of the group that groups together types with similar behavior, such as integer, decimal, string etc.
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| VariablePrecision |
If true, the data type has variable precision
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| VariableSize |
If true, the data type has variable size
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See Also