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An object describing an entity type.
Syntax
Types.typeName
Database.types.typeName
repository.type
query.type
entity.$type
Properties
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| [name] | string | The entity type name. |
| [description] | string | The entity type description. |
| [descriptionSingular] | string | The entity type description in singular form. See Remarks below. |
| [idField] | string | The name of the entity id field. |
| [descriptionField] | string | The name of the entity description field. |
| properties | object | A enumerable object contains the entity properties. It includes fields, aliases, expressions, references, collections, etc. |
| aliases | object | A enumerable object contains the entity aliases. |
| fields | object | A dictionary of objects describing the entity fields. |
| [expressions] | object | A enumerable object contains objects describing the entity expressions. |
| references | object | A dictionary of objects describing the entity references. |
| collections | object | A enumerable object contains objects describing the entity collections. |
| [triggers] | object | A enumerable object contains notification trigger descriptions. |
| [parent] | object | A reference to the parent type if the object has one. |
Remarks
Each entity type by default has descriptionSingular field constructed from description using English rules for singular forms of words.
