Represents a set of methods for creating correct command definition objects and accessing provider manifest information.
(in System.Data.Entity.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public MustInherit Class DbProviderServices
Dim instance As DbProviderServices
public abstract class DbProviderServices
public ref class DbProviderServices abstract
public abstract class DbProviderServices
The DBProviderServices class is the starting point for accessing the SQL generation layer to convert CommandTrees into DbCommands. This class also provides additional data storage information, such as the provider manifest, which describes storage-specific type mappings and functions, and the storage-specific mapping files to generate queries for table and column information.
System..::.Object
System.Data.Common..::.DbProviderServices
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 Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003
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 SP1
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