Represents the gateway to connect to a relational database, which may or may not be a geodatabase (please see remarks). Given a specific QueryDescription object, the Database data store can be used to open a single database table, or a query layer that is created from one or more database tables.
Object Model
Syntax
public sealed class Database : Datastore, System.IDisposable
Public NotInheritable Class Database Inherits Datastore Implements System.IDisposable
Remarks
Although the Database data store can be used to access a geodatabase, this practice is not recommended. Instead, Geodatabase should be used instead. The main reason is that internally, the implementation of a Geodatabase table is different from that of a Database. There are certain operations in this class that require the table to be originally opened from a Database. If this precondition is not met, there will be a runtime exception (GetQueryDescription(Table)).
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
ArcGIS.Core.CoreObjectsBase
ArcGIS.Core.Data.Datastore
ArcGIS.Core.Data.Database
Requirements
Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7
See Also