EmptyModelMetadataProvider.CreateMetadata Method

Creates a new instance of the ModelMetadata class.

Namespace:  System.Web.Mvc
Assembly:  System.Web.Mvc (in System.Web.Mvc.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Protected Overrides Function CreateMetadata ( _
    attributes As IEnumerable(Of Attribute), _
    containerType As Type, _
    modelAccessor As Func(Of Object), _
    modelType As Type, _
    propertyName As String _
) As ModelMetadata

protected override ModelMetadata CreateMetadata(
    IEnumerable<Attribute> attributes,
    Type containerType,
    Func<Object> modelAccessor,
    Type modelType,
    string propertyName
)

protected:
virtual ModelMetadata^ CreateMetadata(
    IEnumerable<Attribute^>^ attributes, 
    Type^ containerType, 
    Func<Object^>^ modelAccessor, 
    Type^ modelType, 
    String^ propertyName
) override

Parameters

• attributes
  Type: System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<Attribute>
  The attributes.

• containerType
  Type: System.Type
  The type of the container.

• modelAccessor
  Type: System.Func<Object>
  The model accessor.

• modelType
  Type: System.Type
  The type of the model.

• propertyName
  Type: System.String
  The name of the model.

Return Value

Type: System.Web.Mvc.ModelMetadata
An empty instance of the model metadata.

Remarks

The MVC framework requires metadata for the model. The class provides an empty metadata model.

See Also

Reference

EmptyModelMetadataProvider Class

System.Web.Mvc Namespace