private void BindToDataItem(object dataItem)
{
dataItem = Misc.GetRealDataItem(dataItem);
Debug.Assert(dataItem != null, "DataItem is null");
// Try to get the MetaTable from the type and if we can't find it then ---- up.
MetaTable table = Misc.GetTableFromTypeHierarchy(dataItem.GetType());
if (table == null)
{
throw new InvalidOperationException(String.Format(
CultureInfo.CurrentCulture,
DynamicDataResources.MetaModel_EntityTypeDoesNotBelongToModel,
dataItem.GetType().FullName));
}
string action = GetActionOrDefaultTo(PageAction.Details);
NavigateUrl = table.GetActionPath(action, GetRouteValues(table, dataItem));
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(Text))
{
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(DataField))
{
Text = DataBinder.GetPropertyValue(dataItem, DataField).ToString();
}
else
{
Text = table.GetDisplayString(dataItem);
}
}
}
internal MetaTable GetForeignKeyMetaTable(object row)
{
// Get the foreign key reference
object foreignKeyReference = DataBinder.GetPropertyValue(row, Name);
// if the type is different to the parent table type then proceed to get the correct table
if (foreignKeyReference != null)
{
// Get the correct MetaTable based on the live object. This is used for inheritance scenarios where the type of the navigation
// property's parent table is some base type but the instance is pointing to a derived type.
Type rowType = foreignKeyReference.GetType();
MetaTable rowTable = Misc.GetTableFromTypeHierarchy(rowType);
if (rowTable != null)
{
return(rowTable);
}
}
return(ParentTable);
}
