8.1 OraclePersonalizationProvider Class
The OraclePersonalizationProvider class enables ASP.NET developers to store Web parts personalization information in an Oracle database.
                  
Class Inheritance
System.Object
  System.Configuration.Provider.ProviderBase
    System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.PersonalizationProvider
      Oracle.Web.Personalization.OraclePersonalizationProvider
Declaration
// C# public class OraclePersonalizationProvider: PersonalizationProvider
Thread Safety
All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance members are not guaranteed to be thread-safe.
Remarks
This class allows ASP.NET applications to store and manage personalization information in an Oracle database.
Example
The following is a web.config example for an ASP.NET application that uses an OraclePersonalizationProvider as the default provider. This configuration uses the connection string and default attribute values specified in the machine.config file.
                  
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/.NetConfiguration/v2.0">
  <system.web>
    <webParts>
      <personalization defaultProvider="OraclePersonalizationProvider"/>
    </webParts>
  </system.web>
</configuration>
The following is a web.config example for an ASP.NET application that uses an OraclePersonalizationProvider as the default provider, with customized settings and an application-specific connection string:
                  
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration xmlns=
  "http://schemas.microsoft.com/.NetConfiguration/v2.0">
  <connectionStrings>
    <add name="my_personalization_app_con_string" connectionString=
      "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=Oracle"/>
  </connectionStrings>
  <system.web>
    <webParts>
      <!-- Enable and customize OraclePersonalizationProvider -->
      <personalization defaultProvider="CustomOraclePersonalizationProvider">
        <providers>
          <add name="CustomOraclePersonalizationProvider"
               type="Oracle.Web.Personalization.OraclePersonalizationProvider,
                     Oracle.Web, Version=2.112.2.0, Culture=neutral,
                     PublicKeyToken=89b483f429c47342"
               connectionStringName="my_personalization_app_con_string"
               applicationName="my_personalization_app"/>
        </providers>
      </personalization>
    </webParts>
  </system.web>
</configuration>
Note that the applicationName attribute should be set to a unique value for each ASP.NET application.
                  
Requirements
Namespace: Oracle.Web.Personalization
Assembly: Oracle.Web.dll
Oracle Providers for ASP.NET Version: Oracle Providers for ASP.NET 2.0 and Oracle Providers for ASP.NET 4