Generate class from database table
VB version
declare @TableName sysname = 'myTableName'
declare @prop varchar(max)
PRINT 'Public Class ' + @TableName
declare props cursor for
select distinct ' public property ' + ColumnName + ' AS ' + ColumnType AS prop
from (
select
replace(col.name, ' ', '_') ColumnName, column_id,
case typ.name
when 'bigint' then 'long'
when 'binary' then 'byte[]'
when 'bit' then 'boolean'
when 'char' then 'string'
when 'date' then 'DateTime'
when 'datetime' then 'DateTime'
when 'datetime2' then 'DateTime'
when 'datetimeoffset' then 'DateTimeOffset'
when 'decimal' then 'decimal'
when 'float' then 'float'
when 'image' then 'byte[]'
when 'int' then 'integer'
when 'money' then 'decimal'
when 'nchar' then 'char'
when 'ntext' then 'string'
when 'numeric' then 'decimal'
when 'nvarchar' then 'string'
when 'real' then 'double'
when 'smalldatetime' then 'DateTime'
when 'smallint' then 'short'
when 'smallmoney' then 'decimal'
when 'text' then 'string'
when 'time' then 'TimeSpan'
when 'timestamp' then 'DateTime'
when 'tinyint' then 'byte'
when 'uniqueidentifier' then 'Guid'
when 'varbinary' then 'byte[]'
when 'varchar' then 'string'
end ColumnType
from sys.columns col join sys.types typ on col.system_type_id = typ.system_type_id
where object_id = object_id(@TableName)
) t
order by prop
open props
FETCH NEXT FROM props INTO @prop
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
print @prop
FETCH NEXT FROM props INTO @prop
END
close props
DEALLOCATE props
PRINT 'End Class'
Set @TableName to the name of your table.
declare @TableName sysname = 'TableName'
declare @Result varchar(max) = 'public class ' + @TableName + '
{'
select @Result = @Result + '
public ' + ColumnType + NullableSign + ' ' + ColumnName + ' { get; set; }
'
from
(
select
replace(col.name, ' ', '_') ColumnName,
column_id ColumnId,
case typ.name
when 'bigint' then 'long'
when 'binary' then 'byte[]'
when 'bit' then 'bool'
when 'char' then 'string'
when 'date' then 'DateTime'
when 'datetime' then 'DateTime'
when 'datetime2' then 'DateTime'
when 'datetimeoffset' then 'DateTimeOffset'
when 'decimal' then 'decimal'
when 'float' then 'double'
when 'image' then 'byte[]'
when 'int' then 'int'
when 'money' then 'decimal'
when 'nchar' then 'string'
when 'ntext' then 'string'
when 'numeric' then 'decimal'
when 'nvarchar' then 'string'
when 'real' then 'float'
when 'smalldatetime' then 'DateTime'
when 'smallint' then 'short'
when 'smallmoney' then 'decimal'
when 'text' then 'string'
when 'time' then 'TimeSpan'
when 'timestamp' then 'long'
when 'tinyint' then 'byte'
when 'uniqueidentifier' then 'Guid'
when 'varbinary' then 'byte[]'
when 'varchar' then 'string'
else 'UNKNOWN_' + typ.name
end ColumnType,
case
when col.is_nullable = 1 and typ.name in ('bigint', 'bit', 'date', 'datetime', 'datetime2', 'datetimeoffset', 'decimal', 'float', 'int', 'money', 'numeric', 'real', 'smalldatetime', 'smallint', 'smallmoney', 'time', 'tinyint', 'uniqueidentifier')
then '?'
else ''
end NullableSign
from sys.columns col
join sys.types typ on
col.system_type_id = typ.system_type_id AND col.user_type_id = typ.user_type_id
where object_id = object_id(@TableName)
) t
order by ColumnId
set @Result = @Result + '
}'
print @Result
I could not get Alex's answer to work on Sql Server 2008 R2. So, I rewrote it using the same basic principles. It now allows for schemas and several fixes have been made for column-property mappings (including mapping nullable date types to nullable C# value types). Here is the Sql:
DECLARE @TableName VARCHAR(MAX) = 'NewsItem' -- Replace 'NewsItem' with your table name
DECLARE @TableSchema VARCHAR(MAX) = 'Markets' -- Replace 'Markets' with your schema name
DECLARE @result varchar(max) = ''
SET @result = @result + 'using System;' + CHAR(13) + CHAR(13)
IF (@TableSchema IS NOT NULL)
BEGIN
SET @result = @result + 'namespace ' + @TableSchema + CHAR(13) + '{' + CHAR(13)
END
SET @result = @result + 'public class ' + @TableName + CHAR(13) + '{' + CHAR(13)
SET @result = @result + '#region Instance Properties' + CHAR(13)
SELECT
@result = @result + CHAR(13)
+ ' public ' + ColumnType + ' ' + ColumnName + ' { get; set; } ' + CHAR(13)
FROM (SELECT
c.COLUMN_NAME AS ColumnName,
CASE c.DATA_TYPE
WHEN 'bigint' THEN CASE C.IS_NULLABLE
WHEN 'YES' THEN 'Int64?'
ELSE 'Int64'
END
WHEN 'binary' THEN 'Byte[]'
WHEN 'bit' THEN CASE C.IS_NULLABLE
WHEN 'YES' THEN 'bool?'
ELSE 'bool'
END
WHEN 'char' THEN 'string'
WHEN 'date' THEN CASE C.IS_NULLABLE
WHEN 'YES' THEN 'DateTime?'
ELSE 'DateTime'
END
WHEN 'datetime' THEN CASE C.IS_NULLABLE
WHEN 'YES' THEN 'DateTime?'
ELSE 'DateTime'
END
WHEN 'datetime2' THEN CASE C.IS_NULLABLE
WHEN 'YES' THEN 'DateTime?'
ELSE 'DateTime'
END
WHEN 'datetimeoffset' THEN CASE C.IS_NULLABLE
WHEN 'YES' THEN 'DateTimeOffset?'
ELSE 'DateTimeOffset'
END
WHEN 'decimal' THEN CASE C.IS_NULLABLE
WHEN 'YES' THEN 'decimal?'
ELSE 'decimal'
END
WHEN 'float' THEN CASE C.IS_NULLABLE
WHEN 'YES' THEN 'Single?'
ELSE 'Single'
END
WHEN 'image' THEN 'Byte[]'
WHEN 'int' THEN CASE C.IS_NULLABLE
WHEN 'YES' THEN 'int?'
ELSE 'int'
END
WHEN 'money' THEN CASE C.IS_NULLABLE
WHEN 'YES' THEN 'decimal?'
ELSE 'decimal'
END
WHEN 'nchar' THEN 'string'
WHEN 'ntext' THEN 'string'
WHEN 'numeric' THEN CASE C.IS_NULLABLE
WHEN 'YES' THEN 'decimal?'
ELSE 'decimal'
END
WHEN 'nvarchar' THEN 'string'
WHEN 'real' THEN CASE C.IS_NULLABLE
WHEN 'YES' THEN 'Double?'
ELSE 'Double'
END
WHEN 'smalldatetime' THEN CASE C.IS_NULLABLE
WHEN 'YES' THEN 'DateTime?'
ELSE 'DateTime'
END
WHEN 'smallint' THEN CASE C.IS_NULLABLE
WHEN 'YES' THEN 'Int16?'
ELSE 'Int16'
END
WHEN 'smallmoney' THEN CASE C.IS_NULLABLE
WHEN 'YES' THEN 'decimal?'
ELSE 'decimal'
END
WHEN 'text' THEN 'string'
WHEN 'time' THEN CASE C.IS_NULLABLE
WHEN 'YES' THEN 'TimeSpan?'
ELSE 'TimeSpan'
END
WHEN 'timestamp' THEN 'Byte[]'
WHEN 'tinyint' THEN CASE C.IS_NULLABLE
WHEN 'YES' THEN 'Byte?'
ELSE 'Byte'
END
WHEN 'uniqueidentifier' THEN CASE C.IS_NULLABLE
WHEN 'YES' THEN 'Guid?'
ELSE 'Guid'
END
WHEN 'varbinary' THEN 'Byte[]'
WHEN 'varchar' THEN 'string'
ELSE 'Object'
END AS ColumnType,
c.ORDINAL_POSITION
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS c
WHERE c.TABLE_NAME = @TableName
AND ISNULL(@TableSchema, c.TABLE_SCHEMA) = c.TABLE_SCHEMA) t
ORDER BY t.ORDINAL_POSITION
SET @result = @result + CHAR(13) + '#endregion Instance Properties' + CHAR(13)
SET @result = @result + '}' + CHAR(13)
IF (@TableSchema IS NOT NULL)
BEGIN
SET @result = @result + CHAR(13) + '}'
END
PRINT @result
It produces C# like the following:
using System;
namespace Markets
{
public class NewsItem {
#region Instance Properties
public Int32 NewsItemID { get; set; }
public Int32? TextID { get; set; }
public String Description { get; set; }
#endregion Instance Properties
}
}
It may be an idea to use EF, Linq to Sql, or even Scaffolding; however, there are times when a piece of coding like this comes in handy. Frankly, I do not like using EF navigation properties where the code it generates made 19,200 separate database calls to populate a 1000 row grid. This could have been achieved in a single database call. Nonetheless, it could just be that your technical architect does not want you to use EF and the like. So, you have to revert to code like this... Incidentally, it may also be an idea to decorate each of the properties with attributes for DataAnnotations, etc., but I'm keeping this strictly POCO.
EDIT Fixed for TimeStamp and Guid?