ArcGIS Pro 3.3 API Reference Guide
ArcGIS.Core.Data Namespace / RelationshipClass Class
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    RelationshipClass Class
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    Represents an association between two tables in a geodatabase.
    Object Model
    RelationshipClass ClassRelationship ClassDatastore ClassRelationshipClassDefinition ClassFeatureDataset Class
    Syntax
    public class RelationshipClass : Dataset, System.IDisposable  
    Public Class RelationshipClass 
       Inherits Dataset
       Implements System.IDisposable 
    Remarks
    The primary difference between a RelationshipClass and AttributedRelationshipClass is that a RelationshipClass does not have an intermediate table.
    Example
    Joining a file geodatabase feature class to an Oracle database query layer feature class with a virtual relationship class
    public async Task JoiningFileGeodatabaseFeatureClassToOracleQueryLayer()
    {
      await ArcGIS.Desktop.Framework.Threading.Tasks.QueuedTask.Run(() =>
      {
        using (Geodatabase geodatabase = new Geodatabase(new FileGeodatabaseConnectionPath(new Uri("C:\\Data\\LocalGovernment.gdb"))))
        using (Database database = new Database(new DatabaseConnectionProperties(EnterpriseDatabaseType.Oracle)
        {
          AuthenticationMode = AuthenticationMode.DBMS,
          Instance = "instance",
          User = "user",
          Password = "password",
          Database = "database"
        }))
    
        using (FeatureClass leftFeatureClass = geodatabase.OpenDataset<FeatureClass>("Hospital"))
        using (Table rightTable = database.OpenTable(database.GetQueryDescription("FacilitySite")))
        {
          Field originPrimaryKey = leftFeatureClass.GetDefinition().GetFields().FirstOrDefault(field => field.Name.Equals("facilityId"));
          Field destinationForeignKey = rightTable.GetDefinition().GetFields().FirstOrDefault(field => field.Name.Equals("hospitalID"));
    
          VirtualRelationshipClassDescription description = new VirtualRelationshipClassDescription(
            originPrimaryKey, destinationForeignKey, RelationshipCardinality.OneToOne);
    
          using (RelationshipClass relationshipClass = leftFeatureClass.RelateTo(rightTable, description))
          {
            JoinDescription joinDescription = new JoinDescription(relationshipClass)
            {
              JoinDirection = JoinDirection.Forward,
              JoinType = JoinType.LeftOuterJoin
            };
    
            Join join = new Join(joinDescription);
    
            using (Table joinedTable = join.GetJoinedTable())
            {
              // Perform operation on joined table.
            }
          }
        }
      });
    }
    Inheritance Hierarchy

    System.Object
       ArcGIS.Core.CoreObjectsBase
          ArcGIS.Core.Data.Dataset
             ArcGIS.Core.Data.RelationshipClass
                ArcGIS.Core.Data.AttributedRelationshipClass

    Requirements

    Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10

    ArcGIS Pro version: 3 or higher.
    See Also