DbProviderServices::DatabaseExists Method (DbConnection^, Nullable<Int32>, StoreItemCollection^)

.NET Framework (current version)
 

Returns a value indicating whether a given database exists on the server and whether schema objects contained in the storeItemCollection have been created.

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

public:
bool DatabaseExists(
	DbConnection^ connection,
	Nullable<int> commandTimeout,
	StoreItemCollection^ storeItemCollection
)

Parameters

connection
Type: System.Data.Common::DbConnection^

Connection to a database whose existence is verified by this method.

commandTimeout
Type: System::Nullable<Int32>

Execution timeout for any commands needed to determine the existence of the database.

storeItemCollection
Type: System.Data.Metadata.Edm::StoreItemCollection^

The collection of all store items contained in the database whose existence is determined by this method.

Return Value

Type: System::Boolean

True if the provider can deduce the database only based on the connection.

.NET Framework
Available since 4.0
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