ASPxDashboard.SetDBSchemaProvider(IDBSchemaProviderEx) Method

Specifies a database schema provider for the Web Dashboard.

Namespace: DevExpress.DashboardWeb

Assembly: DevExpress.Dashboard.v24.1.Web.WebForms.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Web.Dashboard

Declaration

C#

public void SetDBSchemaProvider(
    IDBSchemaProviderEx provider
)

VB.NET

Public Sub SetDBSchemaProvider(
    provider As IDBSchemaProviderEx
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
provider	IDBSchemaProviderEx	A database schema provider that implements the IDBSchemaProviderEx interface.

Remarks

To use a custom database schema provider for SQL data sources, implement the IDBSchemaProviderEx interface. Pass an instance of the created class to the ASPxDashboard.SetDBSchemaProvider method to assign the provider to the Web Dashboard:

// The ASPxDashboard1 variable is an instance of the ASPxDashboard class.
ASPxDashboard1.SetDBSchemaProvider(new CustomDBSchemaProvider());

For more information on custom database schema providers, refer to the following article: Implement a Custom Database Schema in ASP.NET Web Forms.

The following example shows how to implement a custom database schema provider:

View Example

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

web-forms-dashboard-custom-database-schema-for-sql-data-sources/CS/WebFormsDashboard_CustomSchemaProvider/Default.aspx.cs#L16

// Uncomment one of the following lines depending on the provider.
ASPxDashboard1.SetDBSchemaProvider(new ManualDBSchemaProvider());
//ASPxDashboard1.SetDBSchemaProvider(new LimitDBSchemaProvider());

VB.NET

web-forms-dashboard-custom-database-schema-for-sql-data-sources/VB/WebFormsDashboard_CustomSchemaProvider/Default.aspx.vb#L15

    ' Uncomment one of the following lines depending on the provider.
    ASPxDashboard1.SetDBSchemaProvider(New ManualDBSchemaProvider())
'ASPxDashboard1.SetDBSchemaProvider(new LimitDBSchemaProvider());