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Class BindingInfo

Inheritance
BindingInfo
Implements
Derived
Inherited Members
Namespace
TabularEditor.TOMWrapper
Assembly
TOMWrapper.dll

Provides information that facilitates the binding of model elements to external resources, such as a data source reference in the model to a data connection in Fabric.

public abstract class BindingInfo : TabularNamedObject, ICustomTypeDescriptor, INotifyPropertyChanging, ITabularNamedObject, INamedObject, IComparable, IDescriptionObject, IAnnotationObject, IExtendedPropertyObject, ITabularObject, INotifyPropertyChanged, IHandlerObject, IClonableObject
Extension Methods

Remarks

This metadata object is only supported when the compatibility level of the database is at 1608 or above.

Properties

Annotations

The collection of Annotations on the current Binding Info.

[Browsable(true)]
public AnnotationCollection Annotations { get; }

Property Value

Type Description
AnnotationCollection

Description

The description of the object, visible to developers at design time and to administrators in management tools, such as SQL Server Management Studio.

public string Description { get; set; }

Property Value

Type Description
string

ExtendedProperties

The collection of Extended Properties on the current Binding Info.

public ExtendedPropertyCollection ExtendedProperties { get; }

Property Value

Type Description
ExtendedPropertyCollection

Parent

The parent Model of the current Binding Info.

public Model Parent { get; }

Property Value

Type Description
Model

Type

The type of object. The default type is Unknown. Currently, the only valid type is DataBindingHint, which means that the binding info is an unenforceable instruction (a hint) to bind a data source reference in the model to a data connection in Fabric.

public BindingInfoType Type { get; set; }

Property Value

Type Description
BindingInfoType

Methods

ClearAnnotations()

Removes all annotations from this object.

public void ClearAnnotations()

ClearExtendedProperties()

Removes all Extended Properties from this object.

public void ClearExtendedProperties()

Clone(string, bool, TabularNamedObject)

public TabularNamedObject Clone(string newName = null, bool includeTranslations = false, TabularNamedObject newParent = null)

Parameters

Type Name Description
string newName
bool includeTranslations
TabularNamedObject newParent

Returns

Type Description
TabularNamedObject

GetAnnotation(int)

Gets the value of the annotation with the given index, assuming it exists.

public string GetAnnotation(int index)

Parameters

Type Name Description
int index

Returns

Type Description
string

GetAnnotation(string)

Gets the value of the annotation with the given name. Returns null if no such annotation exists.

public string GetAnnotation(string name)

Parameters

Type Name Description
string name

Returns

Type Description
string

GetAnnotations()

Gets a collection of all annotation names on the current Binding Info.

public IEnumerable<string> GetAnnotations()

Returns

Type Description
IEnumerable<string>

GetAnnotationsCount()

Gets the number of annotations on the current Binding Info.

public int GetAnnotationsCount()

Returns

Type Description
int

GetExtendedProperties()

Gets a collection of all ExtendedProperty names on the current object.

public IEnumerable<string> GetExtendedProperties()

Returns

Type Description
IEnumerable<string>

GetExtendedProperty(int)

Gets the value of the ExtendedProperty with the given index, assuming it exists.

public string GetExtendedProperty(int index)

Parameters

Type Name Description
int index

Returns

Type Description
string

GetExtendedProperty(string)

Gets the value of the ExtendedProperty with the given name. Returns null if no such ExtendedProperty exists.

public string GetExtendedProperty(string name)

Parameters

Type Name Description
string name

Returns

Type Description
string

GetExtendedPropertyCount()

Gets the number of ExtendedProperties on the current object.

public int GetExtendedPropertyCount()

Returns

Type Description
int

GetExtendedPropertyType(int)

Gets the type of the ExtendedProperty with the given index, assuming it exists.

public ExtendedPropertyType GetExtendedPropertyType(int index)

Parameters

Type Name Description
int index

Returns

Type Description
ExtendedPropertyType

GetExtendedPropertyType(string)

Gets the type of the ExtendedProperty with the given name, assuming it exists.

public ExtendedPropertyType GetExtendedPropertyType(string name)

Parameters

Type Name Description
string name

Returns

Type Description
ExtendedPropertyType

GetNewAnnotationName()

Returns a unique name for a new annotation.

public string GetNewAnnotationName()

Returns

Type Description
string

GetNewExtendedPropertyName()

Returns a unique name for a new ExtendedProperty.

public string GetNewExtendedPropertyName()

Returns

Type Description
string

HasAnnotation(string)

Returns true if an annotation with the given name exists. Otherwise false.

public bool HasAnnotation(string name)

Parameters

Type Name Description
string name

Returns

Type Description
bool

HasExtendedProperty(string)

Returns true if an ExtendedProperty with the given name exists. Otherwise false.

public bool HasExtendedProperty(string name)

Parameters

Type Name Description
string name

Returns

Type Description
bool

RemoveAnnotation(string)

Remove an annotation by the given name.

public void RemoveAnnotation(string name)

Parameters

Type Name Description
string name

RemoveExtendedProperty(string)

Remove an ExtendedProperty by the given name.

public void RemoveExtendedProperty(string name)

Parameters

Type Name Description
string name

SetAnnotation(int, string)

Sets the value of the annotation with the given index, assuming it exists.

public void SetAnnotation(int index, string value)

Parameters

Type Name Description
int index
string value

SetAnnotation(string, string)

Sets the value of the annotation having the given name. If no such annotation exists, it will be created. If value is set to null, the annotation will be removed.

public void SetAnnotation(string name, string value)

Parameters

Type Name Description
string name
string value

SetExtendedProperty(int, string, ExtendedPropertyType)

Sets the value of the ExtendedProperty with the given index, optionally specifiying the type (string or JSON) of the ExtendedProperty.

public void SetExtendedProperty(int index, string value, ExtendedPropertyType type)

Parameters

Type Name Description
int index
string value
ExtendedPropertyType type

SetExtendedProperty(string, string, ExtendedPropertyType)

Sets the value of the ExtendedProperty having the given name. If no such ExtendedProperty exists, it will be created. If value is set to null, the ExtendedProperty will be removed.

public void SetExtendedProperty(string name, string value, ExtendedPropertyType type)

Parameters

Type Name Description
string name
string value
ExtendedPropertyType type