public abstract class XPClassInfo :
    XPTypeInfo,
    IXPClassInfoProvider,
    IXPDictionaryProvider

Public MustInherit Class XPClassInfo
    Inherits XPTypeInfo
    Implements IXPClassInfoProvider,
               IXPDictionaryProvider

using DevExpress.Xpo;
using DevExpress.Xpo.Metadata;
// ...

XPClassInfo customerClassInfo = Session.DefaultSession.GetClassInfo(typeof(Customer));
customerClassInfo.CreateMember("Name", typeof(string));
customerClassInfo.CreateMember("CompanyName", typeof(string));
// Set the nonPersistent parameter to true for collection properties
customerClassInfo.CreateMember("Orders", typeof(XPCollection), true, 
    new AssociationAttribute("CustomerOrders", typeof(Order)), new AggregatedAttribute());

Imports DevExpress.Xpo
Imports DevExpress.Xpo.Metadata
' ...

Dim customerClassInfo As XPClassInfo = Session.DefaultSession.GetClassInfo(GetType(Customer))
customerClassInfo.CreateMember("Name", GetType(String))
customerClassInfo.CreateMember("CompanyName", GetType(String))
' Set the nonPersistent parameter to True for collection properties
customerClassInfo.CreateMember("Orders", GetType(XPCollection), True, _
    New AssociationAttribute("CustomerOrders", GetType(Order)), New AggregatedAttribute())