Represents a set of methods for creating instances of a provider's implementation of the data source classes.
(in System.Data.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public MustInherit Class DbProviderFactory
Dim instance As DbProviderFactory
public abstract class DbProviderFactory
public ref class DbProviderFactory abstract
public abstract class DbProviderFactory
System..::.Object
System.Data.Common..::.DbProviderFactory
System.Data.Odbc..::.OdbcFactory
System.Data.OleDb..::.OleDbFactory
System.Data.OracleClient..::.OracleClientFactory
System.Data.SqlClient..::.SqlClientFactory
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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