MetadataWorkspaceExtensions.GetDbProviderManifest Method

Returns the DbProviderManifest for the provider that has the specified invariant name and manifest token.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.DatabaseGeneration
Assembly:  Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.DatabaseGeneration (in Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.DatabaseGeneration.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function GetDbProviderManifest ( _
    providerInvariantName As String, _
    providerManifestToken As String _
) As DbProviderManifest
'Usage
Dim providerInvariantName As String
Dim providerManifestToken As String
Dim returnValue As DbProviderManifest

returnValue = MetadataWorkspaceExtensions.GetDbProviderManifest(providerInvariantName, _
    providerManifestToken)

public static DbProviderManifest GetDbProviderManifest(
    string providerInvariantName,
    string providerManifestToken
)

public:
static DbProviderManifest^ GetDbProviderManifest(
    String^ providerInvariantName, 
    String^ providerManifestToken
)

public static function GetDbProviderManifest(
    providerInvariantName : String, 
    providerManifestToken : String
) : DbProviderManifest

Parameters

• providerInvariantName
  Type: System.String
  The invariant name of the provider.

• providerManifestToken
  Type: System.String
  The manifest token of the provider.

Return Value

Type: System.Data.Common.DbProviderManifest
The DbProviderManifest for the provider that has the specified invariant name and manifest token.

Remarks

The GetDbProviderManifest() method is used by the Generate Database Wizard when generating a database from a conceptual model.

Permissions

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

MetadataWorkspaceExtensions Class

MetadataWorkspaceExtensions Members

Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.DatabaseGeneration Namespace

Other Resources

How to: Generate a Database from a Conceptual Model (Entity Data Model Tools)

Windows Workflow Foundation