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I have a class called 'Article' in a project called 'MyProject.Data', which acts as the data layer for my web application. I have a separate project called 'MyProject.Admin', which is a web-based admin system for viewing/editing the data, and was build using ASP.NET Dynamic Data. Basically I want to extend the Article class, using a partial class, so that I can augment one of its properties with a "UIHint" extender, which will allow me to replace the normal multi-line textbox with an FCKEdit control. My partial class and extender would look like this: [MetadataType(typeof(ProjectMetaData))] public partial class Project { } public class ProjectMetaData { [UIHint("FCKeditor")] public object ItemDetails { get; set; } } Now this all works fine if the partial class is in the same project as the original partial class - i.e. the MyProject.Data project. But UI behavior shouldn't sit in the Data layer, but rather, in the Admin layer. So I want to move this class to MyProject.Admin. However, if I do that, the functionality is lost. My fundamental question is: can I have 2 partial classes in separate projects, but both referring to the same "class"? If not, is there a way to accomplish what I'm trying to do, without mixing data-layer logic with UI logic?

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