Represents a set of static methods for creating one or more instances of DbProviderFactory classes.
(in System.Data.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public NotInheritable Class DbProviderFactories
You do not need to declare an instance of a static class in order to access its members.
public static class DbProviderFactories
public ref class DbProviderFactories abstract sealed
public final class DbProviderFactories
System..::.Object
System.Data.Common..::.DbProviderFactories
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0
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