DD Preview 2 - Scaffold model with TableNameAttribute name in Non-English lang problem

Question

User967562373 posted

In project i am using localized name of tables with TableNameAttribute.

For example:

#region TransportYear Table

    [MetadataType(typeof(TransportYearMetaData))]
    public partial class TransportYear {
       
    }

    [TableName("Descr in Non-english")]
    public class TransportYearMetaData {

        [ScaffoldColumn(false)]
        public object TransportYearID { get; set; }

        [DisplayName("Р_Р_Р_")]
        public object Code { get; set; }

        [DisplayName("Р"Р_Р_С<")]
        public object Descr { get; set; }

    }

    #endregion
 Now it doesn't work when we try to open the table. We can't use TableNameAttribute with Non-English name description?

 

Answer 1

User-1005219520 posted

You need to move the attribute to the class declaration.  See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.web.dynamicdata.tablenameattribute.tablenameattribute.aspx

[TableName("Descr in Non-english")]
[MetadataType(typeof(TransportYearMetaData))]
    public partial class TransportYear {
       
    }

//    [TableName("Descr in Non-english")]
    public class TransportYearMetaData {

        [ScaffoldColumn(false)]
        public object TransportYearID { get; set; }

        [DisplayName("Р_Р_Р_")]
        public object Code { get; set; }

        [DisplayName("Р"Р_Р_С<")]
        public object Descr { get; set; }

    }

Answer 2

User967562373 posted

 I think there is now diff where we move TableNameAttr (before class declaration or metadata class). The problem with localized descr of table name.

In DynamicData version 1 everything is works, we can scaffold tables with Non-English descr (cyrillic). But in DD Preview 2 it doesnt work.

Also what are recommendations in using TableNameAttribute and DisplayNameAttribute?

Answer 3

User-1005219520 posted

 

 You should use DisplayNameAttribute  not TableNameAttribute 

I'll open a bug on the documentation.  Here is a working example using the AdventureWorksLT DB 

 [DisplayName("Product Description")]
    [MetadataType(typeof(ProductDescriptionMD))]
    public partial class ProductDescription {
        public class ProductDescriptionMD {

                     [DataTypeAttribute(DataType.Date)]
            [DisplayName("Modified")]
            public object ModifiedDate { get; set; }

        }
    }