DbProviderServices.DbCreateDatabaseScript(String, StoreItemCollection) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Data.Entity.Core.Common

Assembly:: EntityFramework.dll

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Generates a data definition language (DDL) script that creates schema objects (tables, primary keys, foreign keys) based on the contents of the StoreItemCollection parameter and targeted for the version of the database corresponding to the provider manifest token.

protected virtual string DbCreateDatabaseScript (string providerManifestToken, System.Data.Entity.Core.Metadata.Edm.StoreItemCollection storeItemCollection);

abstract member DbCreateDatabaseScript : string * System.Data.Entity.Core.Metadata.Edm.StoreItemCollection -> string
override this.DbCreateDatabaseScript : string * System.Data.Entity.Core.Metadata.Edm.StoreItemCollection -> string

Parameters

providerManifestToken: String

The provider manifest token identifying the target version.

storeItemCollection: StoreItemCollection

The structure of the database.

Returns

String

A DDL script that creates schema objects based on the contents of the StoreItemCollection parameter and targeted for the version of the database corresponding to the provider manifest token.

Remarks

Individual statements should be separated using database-specific DDL command separator. It is expected that the generated script would be executed in the context of existing database with sufficient permissions, and it should not include commands to create the database, but it may include commands to create schemas and other auxiliary objects such as sequences, etc.

Applies to