DatabaseSchemaProviderFamily Class

Identifies a family of providers.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.Data.Schema.Extensibility.DatabaseSchemaProviderFamily
    Microsoft.Data.Schema.Sql.SqlDatabaseSchemaProviderFamily

Namespace:  Microsoft.Data.Schema.Extensibility
Assembly:  Microsoft.Data.Schema (in Microsoft.Data.Schema.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public MustInherit Class DatabaseSchemaProviderFamily _
    Implements IExtension
public abstract class DatabaseSchemaProviderFamily : IExtension
public ref class DatabaseSchemaProviderFamily abstract : IExtension
[<AbstractClass>]
type DatabaseSchemaProviderFamily =  
    class
        interface IExtension
    end
public abstract class DatabaseSchemaProviderFamily implements IExtension

The DatabaseSchemaProviderFamily type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
Protected method DatabaseSchemaProviderFamily Initializes a new instance of the DatabaseSchemaProviderFamily class.

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Properties

  Name Description
Public property AdoProvider Gets the ADO.NET provider for all digital signal processors (DSPs) in the family.
Public property FamilyName Gets the short name that identifies the family (such as "sql" for SQL Server database providers).
Public property ServerExplorerDataProvider Gets the Guid that identifies the base data provider that all providers in this family use.
Public property ServerExplorerDataSource Gets the Guid that identifies the data source that all providers in this family use.

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Methods

  Name Description
Public method CreateServerExplorerConnectionName
Public method DetermineDatabaseSchemaProvider Returns the type of database schema provider that is based on a connection string.
Public method Equals Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Remarks

Classes that are derived from this DatabaseSchemaProviderFamily class should be marked with the DatabaseSchemaProviderCompatibilityAttribute with a nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) parameter instead of being declared to be compatible with specific provider. You should use the following syntax: [DatabaseSchemaProviderCompatibility(null)].

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

Microsoft.Data.Schema.Extensibility Namespace

DatabaseSchemaProviderCompatibilityAttribute

Other Resources

Extending the Database Features of Visual Studio