DataContext.CreateDatabase Method

Definition

Creates a database on the server.

C#
public void CreateDatabase ();

Examples

The following code shows how to set up a temporary database and then remove it.

C#
if (!db.DatabaseExists())
    db.CreateDatabase();
// …
db.DeleteDatabase();

Remarks

The name of the database is derived by using the following algorithm:

  1. If a database is identified in the connection string, its name is used.
  2. If a DatabaseAttribute attribute is present, its Name property is used as the name of the database.
  3. If there is no database tag in the connection string and a strongly typed DataContext is used, a database that has the same name as the DataContext inheriting class is created.
  4. If a weakly typed DataContext is used, an exception is thrown.
  5. If the DataContext has been created by using a file name, the database corresponding to that file name is created.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Framework 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1

See also