Database.Exists Method
[This page is specific to the Entity Framework version 6. The latest version is available as the 'Entity Framework' NuGet package. For more information about Entity Framework, see msdn.com/data/ef.]
Checks whether or not the database exists on the server.
Namespace: System.Data.Entity
Assembly: EntityFramework (in EntityFramework.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Function Exists As Boolean
'Usage
Dim instance As Database
Dim returnValue As Boolean
returnValue = instance.Exists()
public bool Exists()
public:
bool Exists()
member Exists : unit -> bool
public function Exists() : boolean
Return Value
Type: System.Boolean
True if the database exists; false otherwise.