DbProviderFactory Class (System.Data.Common)

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.NET Framework Class Library

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

public abstract class DbProviderFactory

C++

public ref class DbProviderFactory abstract

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

Reference

DbProviderFactory Members
System.Data.Common Namespace