DataSourceInformation Members

Allows you to retrieve well-defined information about a specified data source in the form of properties passed as name/value pairs.

The DataSourceInformation type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	DataSourceInformation	Overloaded.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	AddProperty	Overloaded.
	Contains	Retrieves a Boolean value indicating whether a specified property is contained in this data source information instance.
	Equals	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an Object to attempt to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	OnSiteChanged	Raises the SiteChanged event. (Inherited from ObjectWithSite.)
	RetrieveValue	Retrieves a value for a specified data source information property.
	ToString	Returns a String that represents the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Fields

	Name	Description
	CatalogInvalidCharacters	Specifies the data source information property that provides a string of characters that are invalid, that is, that may not appear in a generic catalog name.
	CatalogInvalidStartCharacters	Specifies the data source information property that provides a string of characters whose use at the start of a generic catalog name is not valid.
	CatalogIsSuffixed	Specifies the data source information property that indicates if a catalog name is suffixed on a multi-part object identifier, as opposed to being a prefix.
	CatalogMaxLength	Specifies the data source information property that indicates the maximum length of a catalog name.
	CatalogSeparator	Specifies the data source information property that indicates the character separating a catalog name from the other parts in an object identifier.
	CatalogSupported	Specifies the data source information property that indicates if a catalog name is supported in a multi-part object identifier.
	CatalogSupportedInDml	Specifies the data source information property that indicates if a catalog name is supported in object identifiers that appear in SQL DML clauses.
	ColumnAliasInvalidCharacters	Specifies the data source information property that provides a string of characters whose appearance in a column alias is not valid.
	ColumnAliasInvalidStartCharacters	Specifies the data source information property that provides a string of characters whose appearance at the start of a column alias is not valid.
	ColumnAliasMaxLength	Specifies the data source information property that indicates the maximum length of a column alias.
	ColumnAliasSupported	Specifies the data source information property that indicates if a column alias is supported in a multi-part object identifier.
	ColumnInvalidCharacters	Specifies the data source information property that provides a string of characters whose appearance in a column name is not valid.
	ColumnInvalidStartCharacters	Specifies the data source information property that provides a string of characters whose appearance at the start of a column name is not valid.
	ColumnMaxLength	Specifies the data source information property that indicates the maximum length of a column name.
	ColumnSupported	Specifies the data source information property that indicates if a column name is supported in a multi-part object identifier.
	CommandDeriveParametersSupport	Specifies what types of commands are supported by the DeriveParameters method.
	CommandDeriveSchemaSupport	Specifies what types of commands are supported by the DeriveSchema method.
	CommandExecuteSupport	Specifies what types of commands are supported by the Execute and ExecuteWithoutResults methods.
	CommandParameterSupport	Specifies what parameter directions are supported.
	CommandPrepareSupport	Specifies what types of commands are supported by the Prepare method.
	DataSourceCulture	Specifies the geographical culture of the data source.
	DataSourceName	Specifies the name of the data source.
	DataSourceProduct	Specifies the name of the product of the data source.
	DataSourceVersion	Specifies the version of the data source.
	DateLiteralPrefix	Specifies the data source information property that provides the character(s) that prefix a date/time literal.
	DateLiteralSuffix	Specifies the data source information property that provides the character(s) that suffix a date/time literal.
	Default	Provides a default instance of the DataSourceInformation class for use when a data provider does not provide their own implementation.
	DefaultCatalog	Specifies the data source information property that provides the name of the default catalog.
	DefaultSchema	Specifies the data source information property that provides the name of the default schema.
	IdentifierCloseQuote	Specifies the data source information property that provides the character used to close an identifier part that needs to be enclosed in quotation marks.
	IdentifierOpenQuote	Specifies the data source information property that provides the character used to open an identifier part that needs to be quoted.
	IdentifierPartsCaseSensitive	Specifies the data source information property that indicates if identifier parts are treated as case sensitive.
	IdentifierPartsStorageCase	Specifies the data source information property that indicates what case identifier parts are stored in the data source.
	IndexInvalidCharacters	Specifies the data source information property that provides a string of characters whose appearance as an index name is not valid.
	IndexInvalidStartCharacters	Specifies the data source information property that provides a string of characters whose appearance at the start of an index name is not valid.
	IndexMaxLength	Specifies the data source information property that indicates the maximum length of an index name.
	IndexSupported	Specifies the data source information property that indicates if an index name is supported in a multi-part object identifier.
	LikeClausePercent	Specifies the data source information property that indicates the wildcard character used to capture zero or more characters within values for a LIKE clause in a SQL DML statement.
	LikeClausePercentEscape	Specifies the data source information property that indicates the character used to escape the LikeClausePercent character within values for a LIKE clause in a SQL DML statement.
	LikeClauseUnderscore	Specifies the data source information property that indicates the wildcard character used to capture a single characters within values for a LIKE clause in a SQL DML statement.
	LikeClauseUnderscoreEscape	Specifies the data source information property that indicates the character used to escape the LikeClauseUnderscore character within values for a LIKE clause in a SQL DML statement.
	ParameterPrefix	Specifies the data source information property that provides the character used to prefix a parameter name.
	ParameterPrefixInName	Specifies the data source information property that indicates if the parameter prefix should appear in the value set for the Name property.
	ProcedureInvalidCharacters	Specifies the data source information property that provides a string of characters whose appearance in a procedure name is not valid.
	ProcedureInvalidStartCharacters	Specifies the data source information property that provides a string of characters whose appearance at the start of a procedure name is not valid.
	ProcedureMaxLength	Specifies the data source information property that indicates the maximum length of a procedure name.
	ProcedureSupported	Specifies the data source information property that indicates if a procedure name is supported in a multi-part object identifier.
	QuotedIdentifierPartsCaseSensitive	Specifies the data source information property that indicates if quoted identifier parts are treated as case sensitive.
	QuotedIdentifierPartsStorageCase	Specifies the data source information property that indicates what case quoted identifier parts are stored in the data source.
	ReservedWords	Specifies the data source information property that provides the set of reserved words on the data source.
	SchemaInvalidCharacters	Specifies the data source information property that provides a string of characters whose appearance in a schema name is not valid.
	SchemaInvalidStartCharacters	Specifies the data source information property that provides a string of characters whose appearance at the start of a schema name is not valid.
	SchemaMaxLength	Specifies the data source information property that indicates the maximum length of a schema name.
	SchemaSeparator	Specifies the data source information property that indicates the character separating a schema name from the other parts in an object identifier.
	SchemaSupported	Specifies the data source information property that indicates if a schema name is supported in a multi-part object identifier.
	SchemaSupportedInDml	Specifies the data source information property that indicates if a schema name is supported in object identifiers that appear in SQL DML clauses.
	ServerSeparator	Specifies the data source information property that indicates the character separating a server name from the other parts in an object identifier.
	SupportsAnsi92Sql	Specifies the data source information property that indicates if the data source supports the ANSI92 SQL standard.
	SupportsCommandTimeout	Specifies the data source information property that indicates whether command timeouts are supported.
	SupportsNestedTransactions	Specifies the data source information property that indicates whether transactions can be started, committed, or rolled back inside other transactions.
	SupportsQuotedIdentifierParts	Specifies the data source information property that indicates whether quoted identifier parts are supported.
	SupportsVerifySql	Specifies the data source information property that indicates if SQL verification is supported.
	TableAliasInvalidCharacters	Specifies the data source information property that provides a string of characters whose appearance in a table alias is not valid.
	TableAliasInvalidStartCharacters	Specifies the data source information property that provides a string of characters whose appearance at the start of a table alias is not valid.
	TableAliasMaxLength	Specifies the data source information property that indicates the maximum length of a table alias.
	TableAliasSupported	Specifies the data source information property that indicates if a table alias is supported in a multi-part object identifier.
	TableInvalidCharacters	Specifies the data source information property that provides a string of characters whose appearance in a table name is not valid.
	TableInvalidStartCharacters	Specifies the data source information property that provides a string of characters whose appearance at the start of a table name is not valid.
	TableMaxLength	Specifies the data source information property that indicates the maximum length of a table name.
	TableSupported	Specifies the data source information property that indicates if a table name is supported in a multi-part object identifier.
	UserInvalidCharacters	Specifies the data source information property that provides a string of characters whose appearance in a user name is not valid.
	UserInvalidStartCharacters	Specifies the data source information property that provides a string of characters whose appearance at the start of a user name is not valid.
	UserMaxLength	Specifies the data source information property that indicates the maximum length of a user name.
	UserSupported	Specifies the data source information property that indicates if a user name is supported in a multi-part object identifier.
	ViewInvalidCharacters	Specifies the data source information property that provides a string of characters whose appearance in a view name is not valid.
	ViewInvalidStartCharacters	Specifies the data source information property that provides a string of characters whose appearance at the start of a view name is not valid.
	ViewMaxLength	Specifies the data source information property that indicates the maximum length of a view name.
	ViewSupported	Specifies the data source information property that indicates if a view name is supported in a multi-part object identifier.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	Connection	Retrieves the data connection used to retrieve data source properties.
	ConnectionSupport	Retrieves the provider connection support object associated with the data connection.
	Item	Retrieves a data source information property with the specified name.
	ProviderObject	Retrieves the underlying provider connection object as exposed by the connection support object.
	Site	Retrieves or sets the object site. (Inherited from ObjectWithSite.)

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Events

	Name	Description
	SiteChanged	Event that is raised when the Site property is changed. (Inherited from ObjectWithSite.)

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Explicit Interface Implementations

	Name	Description
	IObjectWithSite.GetSite	Retrieves the last site set using the IObjectWithSite.SetSite method. In cases where there is no known site, the object returns an exception. (Inherited from ObjectWithSite.)
	IObjectWithSite.SetSite	Provides the site's pointer to the site object. (Inherited from ObjectWithSite.)

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