/// <summary>
/// Returns the meta types supported by the framework
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public MetaType[] GetMetaTypeList()
{
ArrayList retVal = new ArrayList();
MetaTypeCollection fullList = MetaType.GetMetaTypes(MDContext);
foreach (MetaType item in fullList)
{
// Skip dictionary types, although they are supported, they typically provide major performance hit and
// are not recommended
/*
* if (IsDictionaryType(item.MetaDataType))
* continue;
*
* if (item.MetaDataType == MetaDataType.StringDictionary)
* continue;
*
* if (item.Name.Contains("Dictionary"))
* continue;
* */
if (!item.IsSqlCommonType ||
String.Compare(item.Name, "Boolean", true) == 0 ||
String.Compare(item.Name, "Money", true) == 0 ||
String.Compare(item.Name, "DateTime", true) == 0 ||
String.Compare(item.Name, "Decimal", true) == 0 ||
String.Compare(item.Name, "Float", true) == 0)
{
retVal.Add(item);
}
}
return((MetaType[])retVal.ToArray(typeof(MetaType)));
}
public static MetaTypeCollection GetSqlMetaTypes()
{
MetaTypeCollection retVal = new MetaTypeCollection();
using (SqlDataReader reader = SqlHelper.ExecuteReader(MetaDataContext.Current, CommandType.StoredProcedure, AsyncResources.GetConstantValue("SP_LoadMetaTypeList")))
{
while (reader.Read())
{
MetaType newType = MetaType.Load(reader);
if (newType.IsSqlCommonType)
retVal.Add(newType);
}
reader.Close();
}
return retVal;
}
