Begins an edit on an object.

Discards changes since the last BeginEdit call.

Clones this instance.

Pushes changes since the last BeginEdit or AddNew call into the underlying object.

Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object.

Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection.

Gets the additional interfaces, if applicable, for this element, where the default interfaces are prefiltered with the ignored interfaces defined in this element. All interface macros are replaced with real names.

Gets the additional namespaces, if applicable, for this element, where the default namespaces are prefiltered with the ignored namespaces defined in this element. All namespace macros are replaced with real names.

Gets the attributes, if applicable, for this element, where the default attributes are prefiltered with the ignored attributes defined in this element. All name macros and $length/$precision/$scale macros are replaced with real values. (if applicable)

Serves as a hash function for a particular type.

Gets the real setting value of the setting with the name specified as string. Also resolves any macros defined in the value (if any) to real values.

Gets the Type of the current instance.

Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.

Serializes the data in this class to the serializer passed in

Returns a String that represents the current Object.

Binds the event handlers inside the implementing object.

Unbinds the event handlers inside the implementing object.