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.NET 8.0+

XpoDefault.GetConnectionProvider(AutoCreateOption) Method

Creates a data store provider (an IDataStore instance).

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpo

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpo.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Xpo

#Declaration

public static IDataStore GetConnectionProvider(
    AutoCreateOption defaultAutoCreateOption
)

#Parameters

Name Type Description
defaultAutoCreateOption AutoCreateOption

Specifies whether XPO can create a database or update its schema.

#Returns

Type Description
IDataStore

A data store provider.

#Remarks

Uses the ActiveConnectionString property to retrieve the database connection settings.

#Example

This example shows how to use the ActiveConnectionString property to create a SimpleDataLayer instance.

using DevExpress.Xpo;
using DevExpress.Xpo.DB;

//...

SimpleDataLayer dataLayer = new SimpleDataLayer(
    XpoDefault.GetConnectionProvider(AutoCreateOption.DatabaseAndSchema));
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