Class ColumnDefinition
The column definition
Inherited Members
Namespace: FluentMigrator.Model
Assembly: FluentMigrator.Abstractions.dll
Syntax
public class ColumnDefinition : ICloneable, ICanBeValidated, ISupportAdditionalFeatures, IValidatableObject
  Properties
| Edit this page View SourceAdditionalFeatures
Gets the dictionary to store the values for additional features
Declaration
public IDictionary<string, object> AdditionalFeatures { get; }
  Property Value
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| IDictionary<string, object> | 
CollationName
Gets or sets the collation name if the column has a string or ansi string type
Declaration
public virtual string CollationName { get; set; }
  Property Value
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| string | 
ColumnDescription
Gets or sets the column description
Declaration
public virtual string ColumnDescription { get; set; }
  Property Value
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| string | 
CustomType
Gets or sets a database specific custom column type
Declaration
public virtual string CustomType { get; set; }
  Property Value
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| string | 
DefaultValue
Gets or sets the columns default value
Declaration
public virtual object DefaultValue { get; set; }
  Property Value
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| object | 
ForeignKey
Gets or sets the foreign key definition
Declaration
public virtual ForeignKeyDefinition ForeignKey { get; set; }
  Property Value
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| ForeignKeyDefinition | 
Remarks
A column might be marked as IsForeignKey, but
ForeignKey might still be null. This
happens when ForeignKey() without arguments gets
called on a column.
IsForeignKey
Gets or sets a value indicating whether this column is a foreign key
Declaration
public virtual bool IsForeignKey { get; set; }
  Property Value
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| bool | 
IsIdentity
Gets or sets a value indicating whether this column gets its value using an identity definition
Declaration
public virtual bool IsIdentity { get; set; }
  Property Value
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| bool | 
IsIndexed
Gets or sets a value indicating that this column is indexed
Declaration
public virtual bool IsIndexed { get; set; }
  Property Value
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| bool | 
IsNullable
Gets or sets a value indicating whether this column is nullable
Declaration
public virtual bool? IsNullable { get; set; }
  Property Value
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| bool? | 
IsPrimaryKey
Gets or sets a value indicating whether this column is a primary key
Declaration
public virtual bool IsPrimaryKey { get; set; }
  Property Value
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| bool | 
IsUnique
Gets or sets a value indicating whether this column must be unique
Declaration
public virtual bool IsUnique { get; set; }
  Property Value
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| bool | 
ModificationType
Gets or sets if the column definition results in a CREATE or an ALTER SQL statement
Declaration
public virtual ColumnModificationType ModificationType { get; set; }
  Property Value
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| ColumnModificationType | 
Name
Gets or sets the column definition name
Declaration
[Required(ErrorMessageResourceType = typeof(ErrorMessages), ErrorMessageResourceName = "ColumnNameCannotBeNullOrEmpty")]
public virtual string Name { get; set; }
  Property Value
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| string | 
Precision
Gets or sets the column type precision (read: scale)
Declaration
public virtual int? Precision { get; set; }
  Property Value
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| int? | 
PrimaryKeyName
Gets or sets the primary key constraint name
Declaration
public virtual string PrimaryKeyName { get; set; }
  Property Value
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| string | 
Size
Gets or sets the column type size (read: precision or length)
Declaration
public virtual int? Size { get; set; }
  Property Value
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| int? | 
TableName
Gets or sets the columns table name
Declaration
public virtual string TableName { get; set; }
  Property Value
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| string | 
Type
Gets or sets the column type
Declaration
public virtual DbType? Type { get; set; }
  Property Value
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| DbType? | 
Methods
| Edit this page View SourceClone()
Creates a new object that is a copy of the current instance.
Declaration
public virtual object Clone()
  Returns
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| object | A new object that is a copy of this instance.  | 
      
CollectValidationErrors(ICollection<string>)
Collect validation errors
Declaration
[Obsolete("Use the System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Validator instead")]
public virtual void CollectValidationErrors(ICollection<string> errors)
  Parameters
| Type | Name | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| ICollection<string> | errors | The collection of error messages  | 
      
Validate(ValidationContext)
Determines whether the specified object is valid.
Declaration
public IEnumerable<ValidationResult> Validate(ValidationContext validationContext)
  Parameters
| Type | Name | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| ValidationContext | validationContext | The validation context.  | 
      
Returns
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| IEnumerable<ValidationResult> | A collection that holds failed-validation information.  |