ProviderFactoryElement Class [IIS 7 and higher]
Contains configuration settings for an ADO.NET 2.0 provider factory.
Syntax
class ProviderFactoryElement : CollectionElement
Methods
This class contains no methods.
Properties
The following table lists the properties exposed by the ProviderFactoryElement class.
Name |
Description |
|---|---|
Description |
A read/write string value that contains the verbose name of the data provider specified in the Name and Invariant properties (for example, ".NET Framework Data Provider for ODBC"). |
Invariant |
A read/write string value that contains the invariant name of the provider that is specified in the Description and Name properties (for example, "System.Data.Odbc"). The invariant name can be passed to the System.Data.Common.DBProviderFactories.GetFactory method to obtain a System.Data.Common.DBProviderFactory object for the provider. |
Name |
A required unique read/write string value that contains the name of a data provider (for example, "ODBC Data Provider"). The key property. |
Type |
A read/write string value that specifies the type for the provider specified in the Name, Description, and Invariant properties (for example, "System.Data.Odbc.OdbcFactory, System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"). |
Subclasses
This class contains no subclasses.
Remarks
Instances of this class are contained in the DbProviderFactories array property of the DbProviderFactorySettings class.
Inheritance Hierarchy
ProviderFactoryElement
Requirements
Type |
Description |
|---|---|
Client |
Requires IIS 7 on Windows Vista. |
Server |
Requires IIS 7 on Windows Server 2008. |
Product |
IIS 7 |
MOF file |
WebAdministration.mof |
See Also
Reference
CollectionElement Class [IIS 7 and higher]
DbProviderFactorySettings Class [IIS 7 and higher]
SystemDataSection Class [IIS 7 and higher]