DbProviderFactory Class (System.Data.Common)

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DbProviderFactory Class

Note: This class is new in the .NET Framework version 2.0.

Represents a set of methods for creating instances of a provider's implementation of the data source classes.

Namespace: System.Data.Common
Assembly: System.Data (in system.data.dll)

Syntax
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public MustInherit Class DbProviderFactory
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As DbProviderFactory
C#
public abstract class DbProviderFactory
C++
public ref class DbProviderFactory abstract
J#
public abstract class DbProviderFactory
JScript
public abstract class DbProviderFactory
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
  System.Data.Common.DbProviderFactory
     System.Data.Odbc.OdbcFactory
     System.Data.OleDb.OleDbFactory
     System.Data.OracleClient.OracleClientFactory
     System.Data.SqlClient.SqlClientFactory
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.
Platforms

Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

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

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 2.0
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