ArcGIS Pro 3.0 API Reference Guide
ArcGIS.Core.Data Namespace / RelationshipClass Class
Members Example

RelationshipClass Class
Represents an association between two tables in a geodatabase.
Object Model
RelationshipClass ClassRelationship ClassDatastore ClassRelationshipClassDefinition ClassFeatureDataset Class
Syntax
public class RelationshipClass : Dataset, 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, Windows 8.1

ArcGIS Pro version: 2.0 or higher.
See Also