GetFactoryClasses

Returns a System.Data.DataTable that contains information about all installed providers that implement System.Data.Common.DbProviderFactory.

Syntax

public static System.Data.DataTable GetFactoryClasses ()

Returns

Returns a System.Data.DataTable containing System.Data.DataRow objects that contain the following data.

0
Name

Human-readable name for the data provider.

1
Description

Human-readable description of the data provider.

2
InvariantName

Name that can be used programmatically to refer to the data provider.

3
AssemblyQualifiedName

Fully qualified name of the factory class, which contains enough information to instantiate the object.


0	Name	Human-readable name for the data provider.
1	Description	Human-readable description of the data provider.
2	InvariantName	Name that can be used programmatically to refer to the data provider.
3	AssemblyQualifiedName	Fully qualified name of the factory class, which contains enough information to instantiate the object.

Remarks

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Requirements

Namespace: System.Data.Common
Assembly: System.Data (in System.Data.dll)
Assembly Versions: 2.0.0.0
Since: .NET 2.0