[CanBeNull()]
protected virtual object GetMetaValue( 
   string metaName,
   object targetObject,
   AbstractMappingContext mappingContext,
   AbstractMapper mapper
)

[CanBeNull()]
protected:
virtual Object^ GetMetaValue( 
   String^ metaName,
   Object^ targetObject,
   AbstractMappingContext^ mappingContext,
   AbstractMapper^ mapper
) 

'Declaration
 
<CanBeNullAttribute()>
Protected Overridable Function GetMetaValue( _
   ByVal metaName As String, _
   ByVal targetObject As Object, _
   ByVal mappingContext As AbstractMappingContext, _
   ByVal mapper As AbstractMapper _
) As Object

'Usage
 
Dim instance As AbstractMappingProvider
Dim metaName As String
Dim targetObject As Object
Dim mappingContext As AbstractMappingContext
Dim mapper As AbstractMapper
Dim value As Object
 
value = instance.GetMetaValue(metaName, targetObject, mappingContext, mapper)

Parameters

metaName

The name of the meta-member.

targetObject

The target object.

mappingContext

The mapping context.

mapper

The current mapper.

Return Value

AbstractMappingProvider supports following meta-members:

• Mappings: IEnumerable, an enumeration of mappings defined directly on the target object.
• Parent: System.Object, a reference to the parent target object; null if none.

Target Platforms: .NET Framework: Windows 10 (selected versions), Windows 11 (selected versions), Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2022; .NET: Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows