OracleConnection.ServerVersion Property

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Data.OracleClient

Assembly:: System.Data.OracleClient.dll

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Gets a string containing the version of the server to which the client is connected.

public:
 property System::String ^ ServerVersion { System::String ^ get(); };

public:
 virtual property System::String ^ ServerVersion { System::String ^ get(); };

[System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)]
public string ServerVersion { get; }

[System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)]
public override string ServerVersion { get; }

[<System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)>]
member this.ServerVersion : string

Public ReadOnly Property ServerVersion As String

Public Overrides ReadOnly Property ServerVersion As String

Property Value

String

The version of the connected server.

Attributes: BrowsableAttribute

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException

The connection is closed.

Examples

The following example creates an OracleConnection and displays some of its read-only properties.

public void CreateOracleConnection()
{
    string connectionString = "Data Source=Oracle8i;Integrated Security=yes";
    using (OracleConnection connection = new OracleConnection(connectionString))
    {
        connection.Open();
        Console.WriteLine("ServerVersion: " + connection.ServerVersion
            + "\nState: " + connection.State);
    }
}

Public Sub CreateOracleConnection()
    Dim connectionString As String = "Data Source=Oracle8i;Integrated Security=yes"
    Using connection As New OracleConnection(connectionString)
        connection.Open()
        Console.WriteLine("ServerVersion: " & connection.ServerVersion _
           + ControlChars.NewLine + "State: " & connection.State)
    End Using
End Sub

Remarks

The ServerVersion property is in Oracle version format. For example, the format for an Oracle8 release is a string in the form "8.1.7.0.0 Oracle8 Release 8.1.7.0.0 - Production."

Applies to