Database Class

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Represents an abstract database that commands can be run against.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Data
Assembly:  Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Data (in Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Data.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<ConfigurationNameMapperAttribute(GetType(DatabaseMapper))> _
<CustomFactoryAttribute(GetType(DatabaseCustomFactory))> _
PublicMustInheritClassDatabase _
    Implements IInstrumentationEventProvider

[ConfigurationNameMapperAttribute(typeof(DatabaseMapper))]
[CustomFactoryAttribute(typeof(DatabaseCustomFactory))]
publicabstractclassDatabase : IInstrumentationEventProvider

[ConfigurationNameMapperAttribute(typeof(DatabaseMapper))]
[CustomFactoryAttribute(typeof(DatabaseCustomFactory))]
publicref classDatabaseabstract : IInstrumentationEventProvider

publicabstractclass Database implements IInstrumentationEventProvider

Remarks

The Database class leverages the provider factory model from ADO.NET. A database instance holds a reference to a concrete DbProviderFactory object to which it forwards the creation of ADO.NET objects.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Data.Database
    Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Data.GenericDatabase
    Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Data.Oracle.OracleDatabase
    Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Data.Sql.SqlDatabase

See Also

Database Members

Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Data Namespace

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