DataSourceItem Class

DataSourceItem()

Creates an empty item with ID set to 0.

DataSourceItem(int id, string name)

Creates an item with the specified numeric ID and display name.

Parameters

DataSourceItem(string key, string name)

Creates an item with the specified string key and display name.

Parameters

DataSourceItem(int id, string name, string filter)

Creates an item with the specified numeric ID, display name, and filter value.

Parameters

DataSourceItem(string key, string name, string filter)

Creates an item with the specified string key, display name, and filter value.

Parameters

ID

Type: System.Int32

Gets or sets the numeric ID of the menu item used by the Dynamic Menu Data Sources. See Remarks for details on the use of this property. The default value is 0.

Key

Type: System.String

Gets or sets the string ID (key) of the menu item used by the Dynamic Menu Data Sources. See Remarks for details on the use of this property.

Name

Type: System.String

Gets or sets the display name of the item. The name appears in menus and, once the user selects the item, as the value in the rule. Rule evaluation does not rely on it.

Filter

Type: System.String

Gets or sets the string value used by the Dynamic Menu Data Sources feature to display only the items whose Filter matches the Filter value of the field, parameter, or return that uses the data source. This property implements IFilterable and works together with the Filter values of the FieldAttribute, ParameterAttribute, and MethodAttribute classes.

  using CodeEffects.Rule.Common.Attributes;
  using CodeEffects.Rule.Common.Models;

  namespace Test
  {
  	[Data("Education", typeof(Util), "Schools")]
  	public class Patient
  	{
  		[Field(DisplayName = "High School", DataSourceName = "Education", Filter = "school")]
  		public string SchoolID { get; set; }

  		[Field(DisplayName = "College", DataSourceName = "Education", Filter = "college")]
  		public string CollegeID { get; set; }

  		[Field(DisplayName = "University", DataSourceName = "Education", Filter = "university")]
  		public string UniversityID { get; set; }
  	}

  	public class Util
  	{
  		public static List<DataSourceItem> Schools()
  		{
  			var schools = new List<DataSourceItem>();

  			schools.Add(new DataSourceItem("One", "School # 1", "school"));
  			schools.Add(new DataSourceItem("Two", "University # 2", "university"));
  			schools.Add(new DataSourceItem("Three", "Third School", "school"));
  			schools.Add(new DataSourceItem("Four", "College # 4", "college"));
  			schools.Add(new DataSourceItem("Five", "College # 5", "college"));
  			schools.Add(new DataSourceItem("Six", "University # 6", "university"));

  			return schools;
  		}
  	}
  }