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ProviderBase.Name Property

.NET Framework 4.5

Gets the friendly name used to refer to the provider during configuration.

Namespace: System.Configuration.Provider
Assembly: System.Configuration (in System.Configuration.dll)

public virtual string Name { get; }

Property Value

Type: System.String
The friendly name used to refer to the provider during configuration.

Remarks

The recommended pattern for this string is: [Provider Creator][Implementation Type][Feature]Provider. Although the Description property also provides a friendly description, the Name property is used as an identifier for the provider.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

ProviderBase Class

System.Configuration.Provider Namespace

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