Definitions

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  • noun computing, programming A table (of key-value pairs) containing references to functions that dictate certain behaviours of an object.

Etymologies

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meta- +‎ table

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Examples

  • The code is similar to a standard page template but you get the metatable from the default model in Global. asax.

    ASP.NET Forums traitimvietnam 2010

  • However all I've found is the ability to having column scaffolding on/off by specifying a metatable class etc.. is there a way to selectively scaffold columns from a table depending on a variable (e.g. an action?), perhaps within a metadata cfg class or something?

    ASP.NET Forums User29839 2010

  • However all I've found is the ability to having column scaffolding on/off by specifying a metatable class etc.. is there a way to selectively scaffold columns from a table depending on a variable (e.g. an action?), perhaps within a metadata cfg class or something?

    ASP.NET Forums User29839 2010

  • I have following code to get the metatable in GridView1_RowCommand event:

    ASP.NET Forums prasadrmarathe 2009

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