DbDataSourceEnumerator.GetDataSources Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Data.Common

Assembly:

System.Data.Common.dll

Source:

DbDataSourceEnumerator.cs

Retrieves a DataTable containing information about all visible instances of the server represented by the strongly typed instance of this class.

public:
 abstract System::Data::DataTable ^ GetDataSources();

public abstract System.Data.DataTable GetDataSources ();

abstract member GetDataSources : unit -> System.Data.DataTable

Public MustOverride Function GetDataSources () As DataTable

Returns

DataTable

A DataTable containing information about the visible instances of the associated data source.

Remarks

The table returned by this method contains the following columns, all of which contain strings. Individual providers may add additional columns.

Column ordinal	Column	Description
0	ServerName	Name of the server.
1	InstanceName	Name of the server instance. Depending on the provider, multiple instances can exist on a single server.
2	IsClustered	Indicates whether the server is part of a cluster.
3	Version	Version of the server. Exact format varies by provider.
4	FactoryName	Name of the corresponding provider factory.

See also

• GetDataSources()
• ADO.NET Overview