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11/18/2011

DatabaseAttribute Class

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Specifies certain attributes of a class that represents a database.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
System.Attribute
System.Data.Linq.Mapping.DatabaseAttribute

Namespace: System.Data.Linq.Mapping
Assembly: System.Data.Linq (in System.Data.Linq.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple := False)> _
Public NotInheritable Class DatabaseAttribute _
    Inherits Attribute

[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple = false)]
public sealed class DatabaseAttribute : Attribute

The DatabaseAttribute type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	DatabaseAttribute	Initializes a new instance of the DatabaseAttribute class.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	Name	Gets or sets the name of the database.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals	Infrastructure. Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Returns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	Match	When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Remarks

You can apply the DatabaseAttribute attribute to any strongly typed DataContext declaration.

The DatabaseAttribute attribute is optional. If you use it, you must use the Name property to supply a name.

If you do not apply this attribute and the connection does not specify a name, the database is assumed to have the same name as the DataContext class.

Topic	Location
Attribute-Based Mapping (LINQ to SQL)	LINQ to SQL
How to: Specify Database Names (LINQ to SQL)	LINQ to SQL
Attribute-Based Mapping (LINQ to SQL)	LINQ to SQL
How to: Specify Database Names (LINQ to SQL)	LINQ to SQL

Version Information

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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