# DovetailDiagnosticMetadataJointDependency Constructors

- Package: [Joinery.Dovetail](/Dovetail/api/joinery.dovetail.md)
- Type: [DovetailDiagnosticMetadataJointDependency](/Dovetail/api/joinery.dovetail/dovetaildiagnosticmetadatajointdependency.md)
- Kind: `Constructors`
- Members: `1`

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

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## DovetailDiagnosticMetadataJointDependency(string, string, ImmutableList<string>, ImmutableList<string>, DovetailHostType, string, ImmutableList<DovetailDiagnosticMetadataJointDependency>, DependencyDirection)

- Name: `Constructor(string, string, ImmutableList<string>, ImmutableList<string>, DovetailHostType, string, ImmutableList<DovetailDiagnosticMetadataJointDependency>, DependencyDirection)`

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

```csharp
public record DovetailDiagnosticMetadataJointDependency
{
    public DovetailDiagnosticMetadataJointDependency(
        string JointName,
        string AssemblyName,
        ImmutableList<string> ImplementsJointTypes,
        ImmutableList<string> ConnectsToJointTypes,
        DovetailHostType HostType,
        string Category,
        ImmutableList<DovetailDiagnosticMetadataJointDependency> Dependencies,
        DependencyDirection Direction)
    {
        // ...
    }
}
```

## Parameters

- `JointName` (`string`)
  The name of the joint.
- `AssemblyName` (`string`)
  The assembly name of the joint.
- `ImplementsJointTypes` (`ImmutableList<string>`)
  The types of the joint.
- `ConnectsToJointTypes` (`ImmutableList<string>`)
  The types of the joint that this joint connects to.
- `HostType` ([DovetailHostType](/Dovetail/api/joinery.dovetail/dovetailhosttype.md))
  The host type of the joint.
- `Category` (`string`)
  The category of the joint.
- `Dependencies` (`ImmutableList<DovetailDiagnosticMetadataJointDependency>`)
  The dependencies of the joint.
- `Direction` ([DependencyDirection](/Dovetail/api/joinery.dovetail/dependencydirection.md))
  The direction of the dependency.