# DovetailDiagnosticMetadataJoint Properties

- Package: [Joinery.Dovetail](/Dovetail/api/joinery.dovetail.md)
- Type: [DovetailDiagnosticMetadataJoint](/Dovetail/api/joinery.dovetail/dovetaildiagnosticmetadatajoint.md)
- Kind: `Properties`
- Members: `7`

Represents a metadata item for a Dovetail joint, including its name, host type, category, and dependencies.

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## AssemblyName

- Name: `AssemblyName`
- Modifiers: `get; init`
- Returns: `string`

The assembly name of the joint.

```csharp
public string AssemblyName { get; init; }
```

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## Category

- Name: `Category`
- Modifiers: `get; init`
- Returns: `string`

The category of the joint.

```csharp
public string Category { get; init; }
```

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## ConnectsToJointTypes

- Name: `ConnectsToJointTypes`
- Modifiers: `get; init`
- Returns: `ImmutableList<string>`

The types of the joint that this joint connects to.

```csharp
public ImmutableList<string> ConnectsToJointTypes { get; init; }
```

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## Dependencies

- Name: `Dependencies`
- Modifiers: `get; init`
- Returns: `ImmutableList<DovetailDiagnosticMetadataJointDependency>`

The dependencies of the joint.

```csharp
public ImmutableList<DovetailDiagnosticMetadataJointDependency> Dependencies { get; init; }
```

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## HostType

- Name: `HostType`
- Modifiers: `get; init`
- Returns: [DovetailHostType](/Dovetail/api/joinery.dovetail/dovetailhosttype.md)

The host type of the joint.

```csharp
public DovetailHostType HostType { get; init; }
```

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## ImplementsJointTypes

- Name: `ImplementsJointTypes`
- Modifiers: `get; init`
- Returns: `ImmutableList<string>`

The types of the joint.

```csharp
public ImmutableList<string> ImplementsJointTypes { get; init; }
```

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## JointName

- Name: `JointName`
- Modifiers: `get; init`
- Returns: `string`

The name of the joint.

```csharp
public string JointName { get; init; }
```