GeneralUtils Class

Calculates the row skip / take values from the 3 values from the pre-v4 api.

Checks if the input is valid.

Converts the value passed in to null/Nothing (reference type) or default value (value type) if the value is DbNull.Value, based on the type passed in, also if that type is a nullable type.

Creates the classic value reader for projections. The expression returned is projectionRowParameter[indexValueObtainer].

Creates the data relations in the dataset passed in for the relations passed in. Only create relations where the start entity is the FK side.

Creates the temporal table predicate from clause directive (FED) from the input elements specified

Creates a typed data table column. Used in typed lists and typed views. Adds the column to the columns collection specified.

Creates the usable bucket clone.

Creates the usable predicate expression clone.

Creates a usable relation collection clone.

Determines the type of the default null value for.

Determines whether type passed in is a Nullable(Of T) type.

Produces an empty DataSet, with for every element specified in the specified prefetch path a DataTable. It adds PK constraints and DataRelations to each datatable added. The datatables have the name of the entity: per entity type found there's 1 table.

Produces an empty data table for the entity type specified

Produces an empty data table for the entity type with the factory specified