Returns a DataTable containing database metadata of the specified type

Namespace:  DbNetLink.Data
Assembly:  DbNetLink.DbNetData (in DbNetLink.DbNetData.dll) Version: 1.0.0.0 (1.0.0.0)

Syntax

C#
public DataTable MetaDataCollection(
	MetaDataType CollectionType
)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Function MetaDataCollection ( _
	CollectionType As MetaDataType _
) As DataTable
Visual C++
public:
DataTable^ MetaDataCollection(
	MetaDataType CollectionType
)

Parameters

CollectionType
Type: DbNetLink.Data..::.MetaDataType

The Meta data collection type

Return Value

DataTable

Examples

CopyC#
DbNetData Db = new DbNetData( ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["nwind"] );
Db.Open();
DatabaseTables.DataTextField="TableName";
DatabaseTables.DataValueField="TableName";
DatabaseTables.DataSource = Db.MetaDataCollection( MetaDataType.Tables );
DatabaseTables.DataBind();
Db.Close();

See Also