XpoDefault.GetDataLayer(String, XPDictionary, AutoCreateOption) Method

Creates a data access layer.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpo

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpo.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public static IDataLayer GetDataLayer(
    string connectionString,
    XPDictionary dictionary,
    AutoCreateOption defaultAutoCreateOption
)

VB.NET

Public Shared Function GetDataLayer(
    connectionString As String,
    dictionary As XPDictionary,
    defaultAutoCreateOption As AutoCreateOption
) As IDataLayer

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
connectionString	String	A connection string.
dictionary	XPDictionary	A persistent classes metadata provider.
defaultAutoCreateOption	AutoCreateOption	Specifies whether XPO can create a database or update its schema.

Returns

Type	Description
IDataLayer	An IDataLayer object.

Remarks

If the value passed to the connectionString parameter is a reference to Data Store Service (URL), the method connects SimpleDataLayer to a Data Store Service client.

The GetDataLayer method throws CannotFindAppropriateConnectionProviderException in the following situations:

A connection string does not contain the XpoProvider attribute and XPO cannot infer the provider name from other attributes.	To get a fully qualified connection string, use the GetConnectionString method of a corresponding connection provider.
A connection string references a Data Store Service and a target platform is .NET Core.	To connect a .NET Core project to a Data Store Service, create and configure DataStoreClientAsync or CachedDataStoreClient. For additional information, see WCF Client in .NET Core.

Tip

Dispose of a data layer instance when it is no longer in use to release the resources it holds.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

XPO_how-to-read-and-manipulate-xpo-objects-stored-in-multiple-databases-simultaneously-t475838/CS/ConsoleApplication/Program.cs#L64

dict.CollectClassInfos(typeof(Contact));
IDataLayer dal = XpoDefault.GetDataLayer(connString, dict, AutoCreateOption.DatabaseAndSchema);
using (UnitOfWork uow = new UnitOfWork(dal)) {

asp-net-mvc-grid-custom-binding-and-xpo/CS/XPCustomBindingExample/XPO/StartupHelper.cs#L15

XPDictionary dict = DatabaseSchemaHelper.GetDefaultDatabaseSchema();
IDataLayer dal = XpoDefault.GetDataLayer(conn, dict, AutoCreateOption.DatabaseAndSchema);
UnitOfWork uow = new UnitOfWork(dal);

VB.NET

XPO_how-to-read-and-manipulate-xpo-objects-stored-in-multiple-databases-simultaneously-t475838/VB/ConsoleApplication/Program.vb#L64

dict.CollectClassInfos(GetType(Contact))
Dim dal As IDataLayer = XpoDefault.GetDataLayer(connString, dict, AutoCreateOption.DatabaseAndSchema)
Using uow As New UnitOfWork(dal)

asp-net-mvc-grid-custom-binding-and-xpo/VB/XPCustomBindingExample/XPO/StartupHelper.vb#L19

Dim dict As XPDictionary = DatabaseSchemaHelper.GetDefaultDatabaseSchema()
Dim dal As IDataLayer = XpoDefault.GetDataLayer(conn, dict, AutoCreateOption.DatabaseAndSchema)
Dim uow As New UnitOfWork(dal)