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DataContext Constructor (String, MappingSource)

Initializes a new instance of the DataContext class by referencing a file source and a mapping source.

Namespace:  System.Data.Linq
Assembly:  System.Data.Linq (in System.Data.Linq.dll)

public:
DataContext(
	String^ fileOrServerOrConnection, 
	MappingSource^ mapping
)

Parameters

fileOrServerOrConnection
Type: System::String

This argument can be any one of the following:

The name of a file where a SQL Server Express database resides.

The name of a server where a database is present. In this case the provider uses the default database for a user.

A complete connection string. LINQ to SQL just passes the string to the provider without modification.

mapping
Type: System.Data.Linq.Mapping::MappingSource

The MappingSource.

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
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