DbProviderServices.CreateDatabase Method

Visual Studio 2010

.NET Framework (current version)

Creates a database indicated by connection and creates schema objects (tables, primary keys, foreign keys) based on the contents of a StoreItemCollection.

Namespace: System.Data.Common
Assembly: System.Data.Entity (in System.Data.Entity.dll)

Syntax

C++

public void CreateDatabase(
	DbConnection connection,
	Nullable<int> commandTimeout,
	StoreItemCollection storeItemCollection
)

Parameters

connection: Type: System.Data.Common.DbConnection
A connection to a non-existent database that needs to be created and populated with the store objects indicated by the storeItemCollection parameter.

commandTimeout: Type: System.Nullable<Int32>
Execution timeout for any commands needed to create the database.

storeItemCollection: Type: System.Data.Metadata.Edm.StoreItemCollection
The collection of all store items based on which the script should be created.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.