This dialog box allows you to edit methods added to the model from a database. Double-click or right-click on the method you want to edit and select the Edit item from the popup menu. The Method Editor window with General and Parameters tabs will be shown.
General Tab
Name Edit the name of the method. Source Specify the name of the related stored function in the database. Access Change the kind of access. It can take Public, Protected, Internal, Private, or ProtectedInternal value. Inheritance Modifier Set the method inheritance modifier. The Inheritance Modifier can take None, New, NewVirtual, Override, or Virtual value. None The default value. No inheritance modification is performed. New Specifies that the derived base class property with this name is explicitly hidden. NewVirtual Specifies that the derived base class property with this signature is explicitly hidden, and this property of this class can be overridden in the derived class. Override Specifies that the property overrides the one, derived from the base class. Virtual Specifies that the property can be overridden in the derived class. Documentation Click to open the Documentation Editor, which contains the following fields. Long Description Enter a long method description here if you need it. Summary Enter a brief description of a method here. Return Type Choose the method return type. None Defines that no return type is available. Scalars Choose one of the scalar data types. Value Types You can choose any entity or complex type available in the diagram here or create a new complex type. |
Parameters Tab
Name List of the method parameters. Add Adds a new parameter to the list. Remove Removes the selected parameter. Direction Select the direction. Its value can be Input, Output, or InputOutput. Data Type Select the data type of the parameter it will take in the model. DbType The type of the parameter it will take in the source database. |