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DbProviderServices.DatabaseExists Method

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Definition

Namespace:
System.Data.Common
Assembly:
System.Data.Entity.dll

Returns a value indicating whether a given database exists on the server and whether schema objects contained in the storeItemCollection have been created.

public:
 bool DatabaseExists(System::Data::Common::DbConnection ^ connection, Nullable<int> commandTimeout, System::Data::Metadata::Edm::StoreItemCollection ^ storeItemCollection);
public bool DatabaseExists (System.Data.Common.DbConnection connection, int? commandTimeout, System.Data.Metadata.Edm.StoreItemCollection storeItemCollection);
member this.DatabaseExists : System.Data.Common.DbConnection * Nullable<int> * System.Data.Metadata.Edm.StoreItemCollection -> bool
Public Function DatabaseExists (connection As DbConnection, commandTimeout As Nullable(Of Integer), storeItemCollection As StoreItemCollection) As Boolean

Parameters

connection
DbConnection

Connection to a database whose existence is verified by this method.

commandTimeout
Nullable<Int32>

Execution timeout for any commands needed to determine the existence of the database.

storeItemCollection
StoreItemCollection

The collection of all store items contained in the database whose existence is determined by this method.

Returns

Boolean

true if the provider can deduce the database only based on the connection.

Applies to