# GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Core.Rendering.Data.DataProvidersFactory.GetFactory

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Core_Rendering_Data_DataProvidersFactory_GetFactory_" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Core.Rendering.Data.DataProvidersFactory.GetFactory*">GetFactory Method
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<h4 id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Core_Rendering_Data_DataProvidersFactory_GetFactory_System_String_" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Core.Rendering.Data.DataProvidersFactory.GetFactory(System.String)">GetFactory(string)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Returns the registered <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.data.common.dbproviderfactory">DbProviderFactory</a> with a given name.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public virtual DbProviderFactory GetFactory(string name)</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">name</span></td>
      <td><p>The name of the data providers (SQL, CSV, etc...)</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.data.common.dbproviderfactory">DbProviderFactory</a></td>
      <td><p>A <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.data.common.dbproviderfactory">DbProviderFactory</a> instance with a given name.</p>
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<h5 class="implements">Implements</h5>
    <div><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Core.Rendering.Data.IDataProvidersFactory.GetFactory.html#GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Core_Rendering_Data_IDataProvidersFactory_GetFactory_System_String_">IDataProvidersFactory.GetFactory(string)</a></div>
<h5 class="exceptions">Exceptions</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.argumentnullexception">ArgumentNullException</a></td>
      <td><p>Thrown if the <code class="paramref">name</code> is not specified.</p>
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