OleDbConnection.Provider Property
Definition
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Gets the name of the OLE DB provider specified in the "Provider= " clause of the connection string.
public:
property System::String ^ Provider { System::String ^ get(); };
[System.ComponentModel.Browsable(true)]
public string Provider { get; }
[System.Data.DataSysDescription("OleDbConnection_Provider")]
public string Provider { get; }
[<System.ComponentModel.Browsable(true)>]
member this.Provider : string
[<System.Data.DataSysDescription("OleDbConnection_Provider")>]
member this.Provider : string
Public ReadOnly Property Provider As String
Property Value
The name of the provider as specified in the "Provider= " clause of the connection string. The default value is an empty string.
- Attributes
Examples
The following example creates an OleDbConnection and displays some of its read-only properties.
static void OpenConnection(string connectionString)
{
using (OleDbConnection connection = new OleDbConnection(connectionString))
{
try
{
connection.Open();
Console.WriteLine("ServerVersion: {0} \nProvider: {1}",
connection.ServerVersion, connection.Provider);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
}
// The connection is automatically closed when the
// code exits the using block.
}
}
Public Sub OpenConnection(ByVal connectionString As String)
Using connection As New OleDbConnection(connectionString)
Try
connection.Open()
Console.WriteLine("ServerVersion: {0} Provider: {1}", _
connection.ServerVersion, connection.Provider)
Catch ex As Exception
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message)
End Try
' The connection is automatically closed when the
' code exits the Using block.
End Using
End Sub